že
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ze"
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech že, from Proto-Slavic *že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒɛ]
- Rhymes: -ɛ
Conjunction
že
- that (used for connecting clauses, for example with reported speech)
Interjection
že
- right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't we etc. (used as a tag question would be in English).
- Jste tady, že? ― You're here, aren't you?
Further reading
- že in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- že in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- že in Internetová jazyková příručka
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit च (ca, “and”), from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe. Cognate with Northern Kurdish jî (“also, too”).
Conjunction
že
- and
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʒe]
Conjunction
že
- that (used for connecting clauses, for example with reported speech)
Interjection
že
- right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't we etc. (used as a tag question would be in English).
- Ste tu, že? - You're here, aren't you?
Further reading
- že in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *juže, *uže.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒéː/, /ʒɛ́/, /ʒɛ/
Adverb
žẹ̑ or žȅ
- already
Further reading
- “že”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Turkmen
Noun
že (definite accusative ženi, plural želer)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Ž.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) harp; a, be, çe, de, e, ä, ef, ge, ha, i, je, že, ke, el, em, en, eň, o, ö, pe, re, se, şa, te, u, ü, we, y, ýy, ze