zelve

Dutch

Etymology

From zelf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛl.və/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zel‧ve
  • Rhymes: -ɛlvə

Pronoun

zelve

  1. (intensifier) herself, itself... etc. normally used in terms that describe a model
    Hij was de netheid zelve.He was the cleanliness itself.

Derived terms

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • zelvi, zevle, zilve, zivle

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زلوه (zelve), ultimately from Ancient Greek ζεύγλη (zeúglē, loop attached to the yoke).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zelˈve/

Noun

zelve (definite accusative zelveyi, plural zelveler)

  1. bow pin, a vertical pin attached to the yoke and hanging down from both sides of the animal's neck, to prevent it from escaping

Declension

Declension of zelve
singular plural
nominative zelve zelveler
definite accusative zelveyi zelveleri
dative zelveye zelvelere
locative zelvede zelvelerde
ablative zelveden zelvelerden
genitive zelvenin zelvelerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular zelvem zelvelerim
2nd singular zelven zelvelerin
3rd singular zelvesi zelveleri
1st plural zelvemiz zelvelerimiz
2nd plural zelveniz zelveleriniz
3rd plural zelveleri zelveleri
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular zelvemi zelvelerimi
2nd singular zelveni zelvelerini
3rd singular zelvesini zelvelerini
1st plural zelvemizi zelvelerimizi
2nd plural zelvenizi zelvelerinizi
3rd plural zelvelerini zelvelerini
dative
singular plural
1st singular zelveme zelvelerime
2nd singular zelvene zelvelerine
3rd singular zelvesine zelvelerine
1st plural zelvemize zelvelerimize
2nd plural zelvenize zelvelerinize
3rd plural zelvelerine zelvelerine
locative
singular plural
1st singular zelvemde zelvelerimde
2nd singular zelvende zelvelerinde
3rd singular zelvesinde zelvelerinde
1st plural zelvemizde zelvelerimizde
2nd plural zelvenizde zelvelerinizde
3rd plural zelvelerinde zelvelerinde
ablative
singular plural
1st singular zelvemden zelvelerimden
2nd singular zelvenden zelvelerinden
3rd singular zelvesinden zelvelerinden
1st plural zelvemizden zelvelerimizden
2nd plural zelvenizden zelvelerinizden
3rd plural zelvelerinden zelvelerinden
genitive
singular plural
1st singular zelvemin zelvelerimin
2nd singular zelvenin zelvelerinin
3rd singular zelvesinin zelvelerinin
1st plural zelvemizin zelvelerimizin
2nd plural zelvenizin zelvelerinizin
3rd plural zelvelerinin zelvelerinin
Predicative forms
singular plural
1st singular zelveyim zelvelerim
2nd singular zelvesin zelvelersin
3rd singular zelve
zelvedir
zelveler
zelvelerdir
1st plural zelveyiz zelveleriz
2nd plural zelvesiniz zelvelersiniz
3rd plural zelveler zelvelerdir

Derived terms

  • zelve bağı
  • zelve deliği

Further reading