zij.
she; third-person singular feminine subjective personal pronoun
Meaning & usage
she; third-person singular feminine subjective personal pronoun
they; third-person plural subjective pronoun
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch sī, from Old Dutch siu, sia, from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz.
she (a female)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch sī, from Old Dutch siu, sia, from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz.
side (the side of one's body); flank
Where this word comes from
Contraction of zijde (“side”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.