deze

See also: Deze, dézé, and dėžė

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dēse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːzə/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧ze
  • Rhymes: -eːzə

Determiner

deze

  1. this (masculine, feminine); referring to a thing or a person closer by.
    deze boom ― this tree
    deze vrouw ― this woman
  2. these (plural); referring to things or people closer by.
    deze vensters ― these windows

Inflection
Dutch proximal demonstrative
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative dezedezeditdeze
Genitive dezesdezerdezesdezer
Dative dezendezerdezendezen
Accusative dezendezeditdeze

Descendants
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: disi
  • Javindo: dese
  • Jersey Dutch: dœze
  • Negerhollands: deese, diso
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: disa, dise
  • → Sranan Tongo: disi
    • → Saramaccan: dísi

See also
Dutch demonstrative determiners
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Proximal dezedezeditdeze
Distal diediedatdie
Possessive diensdierdiensdier

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Determiner

deze

  1. Alternative spelling of dēse
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