z'n
Dutch
editPronunciation
editDeterminer
editz'n
- (possessive) Contraction of zijn.
Usage notes
edit- This contracted form is seen chiefly in informal writing. Otherwise the full form zijn is written out even though the pronunciation is that of z’n.
- However, the spelling z’n is used in formal writing in a few fixed expressions, such as met z’n drieën (“involving a group of three people”), or op z’n hoogst (“at most”). In these phrases, z’n does not have the meaning of an actual possessive adjective.
Declension
editJersey Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch sīn (originally a reflexive form), from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *seyno-, ultimately a form of the reflexive pronoun *swe.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editz'n
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