Zeeuw

Dutch

Etymology

Backformation from Zeeuws (“Zealandic”) by analogy with pairs of the sort of Italiaans (“Italian”, adjective), Italiaan (“Italian”, noun). Zeeuws is indeed equivalent to zee (“sea”) + -s (“-ish”) with retention of the -w- in Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (“sea”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zeːu̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Zeeuw
  • Rhymes: -eːu̯

Noun

Zeeuw m (plural Zeeuwen, diminutive Zeeuwtje n)

  1. A Zeelander, a person from Zeeland, the Netherlands.
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