English Online Dictionary. What means zus? What does zus mean?
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zʏs/
- Hyphenation: zus
- Rhymes: -ʏs
Etymology 1
Short form of zuster. Compare English sis.
Noun
zus f (plural zussen, diminutive zusje n)
- sister
Coordinate terms
- broer
Derived terms
- halfzus
- pleegzus
- schoonzus
- tweelingzus
Descendants
- Afrikaans: sus
- Negerhollands: suschi, schuschi, schuschie, schuschii, śiśi, shishi, syssie (all forms from the diminutive)
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch sus, related to Proto-West Germanic *swā (“in this manner”).
Adverb
zus
- so, in such a way
- Synonym: zo
Derived terms
- zus of zo
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch zus.
Noun
zus
- (chiefly obsolete) sis, sissy