zus

See also: ZUS

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zus
  • Rhymes: -ʏs

Etymology 1

Short form of zuster. Compare English sis.

Noun

zus f (plural zussen, diminutive zusje n)

  1. sister
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Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sus
  • Negerhollands: suschi, schuschi, schuschie, schuschii, śiśi, shishi, syssie (all forms from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch sus, related to Proto-West Germanic *swā (“in this manner”).

Adverb

zus

  1. so, in such a way
    Synonym: zo
Derived terms
  • zus of zo

Indonesian

Noun

zus

  1. dated form of sus (“(chiefly of a nun) sis, sister”)
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