zijd

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛi̯t/
  • Hyphenation: zijd
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯t
  • Homophone: zijt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch zijt, sijt (“wide, broad”), from Old Dutch *sīd, from Proto-Germanic *sīdaz (“ample”).

Adjective

zijd (comparative zijder, superlative zijdst)

  1. (obsolete) wide, vast

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch zîde, sîde, from Middle Dutch zijt, sijt (“wide, broad”), see above.

Adverb

zijd

  1. (obsolete) widely, broadly, vastly
Derived terms
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