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German (Berlin)

/ɛs/

pronoun
Definitions
  • it (referring to things), he (with reference to male creatures, people etc. that are grammatically neuter), or she (with reference to female creatures, people etc. that are grammatically neuter)
  • it (placeholder/dummy pronoun, used in a number of ways not necessarily corresponding to English usage.)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German ëz inherited from Old High German iz (it) inherited from Proto-Germanic *it.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*it

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