Definitions For Ze

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

/zə/ (audio stream unavailable) {{rhymes, en, ə, s=1}}

Article

{{nonstandard spelling of, en, the, nodot=1}} {{qualifier, usually signifying a foreign accent, often French or German}}. : Synonym: za

Etymology 2

{{rfe, en}}

Pronunciation

/ziː/ {{rhymes, en, iː, s=1}}

Pronoun

{{en-pron}} (rare, nonstandard) {{non-gloss definition, a gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they, and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.}}

Usage notes

The genderqueer community are the primary proponents of , ze. One refers to a person with ze and hir or zir typically (a) when their gender is unknown, and one wishes to avoid assuming their gender, or (b) when they are neither male nor female in gender, making he and she (and also either/or terms like s/he or (s)he) inappropriate and potentially hurtful.

Synonyms

see appendix:english third-person singular pronouns

Coordinate terms

hir, hirs, hirself zir, zirs, zirself

See also

other appendix:english third-person singular pronouns, attested gender-neutral pronouns

Etymology 3

Noun

ZE (plural ZEs) {{Cyrl-def, en, name, sc=Cyrl, З, з}}

Anagrams

EZ, Ez. {{cln, en, third person pronouns}} {{c, en, Gender, Non-binary, Transgender}}