zijn

Dutch (Brabantic)

/zɛi̯n/, /zɛi̯n/, /zən/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To be, to exist.
  • (transitive)
  • (transitive)
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  • (transitive)
  • (intransitive) To go, to go on a trip and return.
  • (intransitive)
  • (transitive) to be, to equal, to total, to amount to;

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch sijn inherited from Old Dutch sīn derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (be, exist) inherited from Middle Dutch wesen inherited from Old Dutch wesan inherited from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (be, remain, graze, consume, feast), *beuną (be, become, exist, come to be) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (be, exist).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁es-

Gloss

be, exist

Concept
Semantic Field

Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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