zooi

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier zode, from Middle Dutch sôde (“something boiled”), from Old Dutch *sōtho, from Proto-Germanic *sauþô, from the same root as zieden (“to boil”). Cognate with Sod- in German Sodbrennen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zoːi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zooi
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯

Noun

zooi f (plural zooien, diminutive zooitje n or zootje n)

  1. mess, chaos
  2. (colloquial) things, a huge quantity of stuff
  3. (archaic) something boiled

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: zootje, souchy (from the diminutive)
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