dzistpronounpersonal06/06/2026
dzist
GEN.SG dzisk | dzitú POSS.SG dzirș | dziriș GEN₂.PL dzjes POSS.PL dzjerș | dzjeriș
Variant: dzi- (alternative citation form)
1.singular reflexive pronoun; herself, himself, itself, myself, ourselves, themselves, yourself, yourselves; her, his, its, my, our, their, your
I skanslieðe dzist liritú. The men are washing themselves.
2.plural reciprocal pronoun; each other; each other’s
I skanslieðe dzjed liritú. The men are washing each other.
- Unlike in English, this reflexive pronoun is used regardless of person.
- The singular and plural distinction here is only one of form, not function.
- The ‘singular’ (reflexive) pronoun may have a plural antecedent.
From Proto-Radic *dzih-, from Proto-Hirdic *gih-, from Proto-Laenkean *ᵑgih- (REFL).