duzen

Meaning

1. (weak) to address informally using the pronoun du, to thou
2. (weak) to be on first-name terms

Concepts

thee and thou

address informally

thou

address with the familiar ’du’

be on first-name terms

Synonyms

per Du sein

Translations

tutoyer

tutear

tutoyeren

jij en jou zeggen

tutejar

tratar por tu

tuteo

tutearse

’sen’ diye hitap etmek

senlibenli konuşmak

tutejar

sen diye hitap etmek

μιλώ στον ενικός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈduːtsn̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: duzen

Inherited from Old High German: *dūzzen

Cognate with Middle English: thouten

In summary

From Middle High German duzen, dutzen, dützen, from Old High German *dūzzen, *dūezzen, equivalent to du + -zen. Compare Middle English thouten.