chez

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French chez. Doublet of casa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃeɪ/ Homophones: shay, Shea, Shay, Shaye Rhymes: -eɪ === Preposition === chez At the home of. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Zech. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French chez, from Old French chies, from Latin casa (“house”). Doublet of case. The lack of final -e may be due to contraction in unstressed position; however, it has also been explained as the continuation of a Proto-Romance dative-genitive form case (from Latin casae). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃe/, (in liaison) /ʃe.z‿/ Homophones: (in dialects that merge /e/ and /ɛ/ in open syllables) chais, ché Rhymes: -e === Preposition === chez to, at, in or into the home, office, etc. of chez moi ― at my house chez lui ― at his house chez Françoise ― at Françoise’s chez le dentiste ― at the dentist chez l'avocat ― at the lawyer's office by extension, to, at or in the country of une spécialité bien de chez nous ― a true specialty of our country rentrer chez soi ― to return to one's country in; among (a group of things or people of the same type) Cette maladie se voit souvent chez les chiens. ― This illness is often seen among dogs. le TDAH chez l'adulte ― ADHD in adults in the work of (an author or artist) C'est un thème très important chez Baudelaire. ― That is a very important theme in Baudelaire's work. le symbolisme des couleurs chez Picasso ― color symbolism in Picasso's work ==== Usage notes ==== In Quebec and elsewhere in French-speaking Canada, colloquial speech often uses plural pronouns with chez when referring to a person's home (chez nous, chez vous, chez eux) even when the singular is meant and indeed even if the person lives alone. ==== Derived terms ==== chez soi chez-soi nul de chez nul ==== Descendants ==== → English: chez === Further reading === “chez”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012