wezen

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. synonym of zijn
2. (form-of, imperative, plural) imperative plural of zijn
3. (proscribed, sometimes) used with an action verb in the infinitive to indicate that the action took place elsewhere and has been concluded

Noun

1. (neuter) a being, creature
2. (neuter) system, sector, institution (in an abstract sense)
3. (determiner, neuter, possessive, with-definite-article) the essence of something

Noun

plural of wees

zijn

• Verb
• Det

Lees meer

wees

• Noun
• Verb
• Verb

Lees meer

wijzen

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun

Lees meer

Sinonieme

zijn

aard

essentie

karakter

kern

natuur

creatuur

geaardheid

schepsel

wezenheid

gezicht

het wezenlijke

staan

uiterlijk

voorkomen

organismen

essence

zin

zitten

🪑

levend wezen

liggen

Vertalings

être

Wesen

ser

ser

sein

essere

be

creature

estar

being

είμαι

essence

ser

Natur

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʋeː.zə(n)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: wēsen

Geërf van Old Dutch: wesan

In summary

From Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic *wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. See zijn.
The noun represents a substantivization of the verb and is attested as such since as early as c. 1100.