zu

Noun

 * 1) water
 * 2) fermented rice beer

Etymology
, originally a second-person plural pronoun. Over time, it came to be used as a polite second-person singular pronoun; while went from being a general second-person singular pronoun to a strictly informal one. In all the written record it appears as a singular pronoun, but it might have survived as a plural pronoun up to the nineteenth century in parts of Biscay.

Pronoun

 * 1) ; you

Etymology
From a spelling merger of two interrelated adpreps: 1.), from , , from ; and 2.) , from , from. A distinction between both words has widely been retained in dialects, and also to some degree in modern spoken German (see pronunciation section below). Cognate with 🇨🇬 (contractions with the definite article:, ); 🇨🇬, ; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬,.

Preposition

 * 1) to, towards
 * 2) with respect to; regarding
 * 3) along with; with
 * 4) at, on
 * 5) at
 * 6) by, in, on, at
 * 7)  for;  as, by way of
 * 8) for
 * 9) into
 * 10) as, for, to be
 * 11) to
 * 12) at
 * 1)  for;  as, by way of
 * 2) for
 * 3) into
 * 4) as, for, to be
 * 5) to
 * 6) at
 * 1) at

Derived terms

 * (zu + dem)
 * (zu + der)
 * (zu + den)

Particle

 * 1)  to

Adverb

 * 1)  too
 * 2) towards; at
 * 3)  shut; closed; locked
 * 4) ahead, on
 * 1) towards; at
 * 2)  shut; closed; locked
 * 3) ahead, on
 * 1) ahead, on
 * 1) ahead, on

Usage notes
Always stressed. Compare English.

Adjective

 * 1)  shut, closed
 * 2) closed
 * 3) done up
 * 4)  hammered; very drunk
 * 1) closed
 * 2) done up
 * 3)  hammered; very drunk
 * 1)  hammered; very drunk

Noun

 * 1) water

Etymology
Reduced form of, from , from , from.

Preposition

 * 1) at, in
 * 2) with respect to, regarding
 * 3) for (the purpose of)
 * 4)  to, towards
 * 1)  to, towards
 * 1)  to, towards

Usage notes

 * The adverbial form of, used e.g., in compound verbs, is.
 * With the singular forms of the definite article, may contract to  (zu dem) and  (zu der).

Etymology
Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Preposition

 * 1) at, to

Etymology 2
.

Translation notes

 * This kind of interjection is colloquial, local and barely translatable. It can be vaguely approximated to English “Hey, you behave like an ”, in a context of speakers who know the stereotyped characteristics of that given animal.

Usage notes

 * It can express a wide range of feelings and meanings, depending on the context.
 * Generally perceived as vulgar by Sicilians who do not speak this south-eastern dialect variant.

Conjunction

 * 1) in addition