zéi

See also: zei, Zei, and zèi

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tsei̯/, [t͡sɜɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɜɪ

Etymology 1

From Middle High German zach, from Old High German zāhi, from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī). Compare German zäh, English tough, Dutch taai.

Adjective

zéi (masculine zéien, neuter zéit, comparative méi zéi, superlative am zéisten)

  1. tough, chewy (of food)
  2. tough, rugged, hardy
  3. tenacious, dogged
Declension
declension of zéi
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass zéi si ass zéi et ass zéi si si(nn) zéi
nominative /
accusative		 attributive and/or after determiner zéien zéi zéit zéi
independent without determiner zéies zéier
dative after any declined word zéien zéier zéien zéien
as first declined word zéiem zéiem

Verb

zéi

  1. second-person singular imperative of zéien

Mandarin

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Romanization

zéi (zei2, Zhuyin ㄗㄟˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 戝
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 賊／贼
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 贼
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鯺
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鱡
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