ez
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ez"
English
Adjective
ez
- (text messaging, especially video games) Abbreviation of easy.
- LOL too ez. ur so bad
- 2023 February 1, @Dooter18769429, Twitter, archived from the original on 17 November 2023:
- Just use a courier to send your phone/laptop back every once a week it's that ez ¶ /s
- 2023 November 13, @6klvs, Twitter, archived from the original on 17 November 2023:
- this game is too ez
Basque
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Basque *eze.[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
- (most dialects) Rhymes: -es̻
- (Biscayan) Rhymes: -es̺
- Hyphenation: ez
Declension
Declension of ez (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite | singular | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
absolutive | ez | eza | ezak |
ergative | ezek | ezak | ezek |
dative | ezi | ezari | ezei |
genitive | ezen | ezaren | ezen |
comitative | ezekin | ezarekin | ezekin |
causative | ezengatik | ezarengatik | ezengatik |
benefactive | ezentzat | ezarentzat | ezentzat |
instrumental | ezez | ezaz | ezez |
inessive | ezetan | ezean | ezetan |
locative | ezetako | ezeko | ezetako |
allative | ezetara | ezera | ezetara |
terminative | ezetaraino | ezeraino | ezetaraino |
directive | ezetarantz | ezerantz | ezetarantz |
destinative | ezetarako | ezerako | ezetarako |
ablative | ezetatik | ezetik | ezetatik |
partitive | ezik | — | — |
prolative | eztzat | — | — |
References
- “ez” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Hungarian
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *e- (“this”). Cognates include Finnish että, Estonian et, Erzya эте (eťe).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛz]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛz
Pronoun
ez
- this, it (used as a pronoun, that is, instead of a noun phrase)
- Coordinate term: az
- Ez egy szép ház. ― This is a nice house.
- Ez nem jó. ― This is not good.
- Ez vagyok én. ― This is me.
- Ez a kutyám. ― This is my dog.
- Ez kedves tőled. ― It is nice of you.
Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ed | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)* | ||
case | v. pr. | c. | ||||||
nom. | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ | – | – |
acc. | -t / -ot / -at / -et / -öt | kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ | – | c1 c2 |
dat. | -nak / -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | c |
ins. | -val / -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel | azzal/ avval | vele | c | |
c-f. | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | c |
tra. | -vá / -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | c |
ter. | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | c |
e-f. | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | c |
e-m. | -ul / -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | c |
ine. | -ban / -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | c |
sup. | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | c |
ade. | -nál / -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | c |
ill. | -ba / -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | c |
sub. | -ra / -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | c |
all. | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | c |
el. | -ból / -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | c |
del. | -ról / -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | c |
abl. | -tól / -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | c |
*: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All » |
Declension
Inflection of ez | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | ez | ezek |
accusative | ezt | ezeket |
dative | ennek | ezeknek |
instrumental | ezzel | ezekkel |
causal-final | ezért | ezekért |
translative | ezzé | ezekké |
terminative | eddig | ezekig |
essive-formal | ekként | ezekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | ebben | ezekben |
superessive | ezen | ezeken |
adessive | ennél | ezeknél |
illative | ebbe | ezekbe |
sublative | erre | ezekre |
allative | ehhez | ezekhez |
elative | ebből | ezekből |
delative | erről | ezekről |
ablative | ettől | ezektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
ezé | ezeké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
ezéi | ezekéi |
The possessive forms of this pronoun are not in use. If necessary, the corresponding possessive forms of ilyen (“such [a thing]”) can be used.
Derived terms
Compound words with this term at the beginning
Compound words with this term at the end
Expressions
Determiner
ez (demonstrative)
- (used before a noun phrase with a definite article, gets the case of the noun phrase) this
- Ez a ház nagyon szép. ― This house is very beautiful.
- Ezzel a lemezzel nem tudok mit kezdeni. ― I cannot do anything with this disk.
- (archaic, otherwise only in certain fixed phrases beginning with a vowel, as a counterpart of e, followed by no article) this
- ez ügyben (equivalent to ebben az ügyben) ― in this matter
- ez esetben (equivalent to ebben az esetben) ― in this case
- ez évben (equivalent to ebben az évben) ― in this year
- az ez évi díjak ― [“the”] this year's fees
- ez alkalommal ― on this occasion
- ez idő szerint ― at this time, at present, presently
- ez idő tájt ― about this time, in these days
- ez idáig ― until this time, until now, as yet
Usage notes
- In the first case (which is by far more common), it is declined according to the noun phrase it is applied to:
- Ezekben a házakban magyarok laknak. ― In these houses, Hungarian people live.
Declension
Inflection of ez | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | ez | ezek |
accusative | ezt | ezeket |
dative | ennek | ezeknek |
instrumental | ezzel | ezekkel |
causal-final | ezért | ezekért |
translative | ezzé | ezekké |
terminative | eddig | ezekig |
essive-formal | ekként | ezekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | ebben | ezekben |
superessive | ezen | ezeken |
adessive | ennél | ezeknél |
illative | ebbe | ezekbe |
sublative | erre | ezekre |
allative | ehhez | ezekhez |
elative | ebből | ezekből |
delative | erről | ezekről |
ablative | ettől | ezektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
ezé | ezeké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
ezéi | ezekéi |
Derived terms
See above, at the Derived terms of the pronoun.
References
- Entry #125 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
Further reading
- ez in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- ez in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German iz, from Proto-Germanic *it.
Inflection
Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Genitive | Dative | Accusative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | First | ich | mîn | mir | mich | |
Second | du, dû | dîn | dir | dich | ||
Third | Masculine | ër | sîn | im(e) | in | |
Feminine | siu (sî, si) | ir(e) | ir(e) | sie (sî, si) | ||
Neuter | ëȥ | es | im(e) | ëȥ | ||
Plural | First | wir | unser | uns | unsich, uns | |
Second | ir | iuwer | iu | iuch | ||
Third | Masculine | sie (sî, si) | ir(e) | in | sie (sî, si) | |
Feminine | ||||||
Neuter | siu, (sî, si) | siu (sî, si) |
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *ajám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂, *eǵHóm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æz/
Salar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ȫŕ.
References
Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “ez”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow
Yola
Verb
ez
- Alternative form of is
- 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 5:
- "Faad thay goul ez upa thee, thou stouk" co Billeen,
- "What the divil is on you, you fool?" quoth Billy;
References
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132
Zazaki
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *ajám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *aȷ́ʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *eǵHóm.
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