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zijgen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛi̯.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: zij‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sigen (to drop down, to slump), from Old Dutch *sīgan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīgan, from Proto-Germanic *sīganą.

Verb

zijgen

  1. (intransitive, archaic) to slump, to fall down, to drop
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch siën (to filter, to seep), from Old Dutch *sīan, from Proto-West Germanic *sīhwan, from Proto-Germanic *sīhwaną.

Verb

zijgen

  1. (transitive) to filter
Conjugation
  • zijen
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