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See also: Appendix:Variations of "zo"

English

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Noun

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zo (plural zos)

  1. Alternative spelling of dzo

Anagrams

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Atayal

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 象 (zō).

Noun

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zo

  1. elephant

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from both Proto-Germanic *ta and *tō. Cognate with German zu; see there for more.

Preposition

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zo (Luserna)

  1. to
  2. regarding

References

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch sō, from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *swē.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zoː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zo
  • Rhymes: -oː

Adverb

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zo

  1. so, thus, like that/this
    Is het zo goed, of wil je nog meer? ― Is it good like this, or do you want more?
  2. so, that, to such an extent
    Het is hier zo koud dat ik sta te beven. ― It is so cold here that I'm standing here shaking.
    Echt? Zo koud is het niet, hoor. ― Really? It's not that cold.
  3. (zo ... als) as .. as
    zo groot als een huis ― as big as a house
  4. (stressed) right away, in a second/minute, very soon
    Ik zal je zo komen helpen, ik ben nu even bezig. ― I will come and help you in a second, I'm busy right now.
    Het komt er zo aan! ― Coming right up! [a meal etc.]

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: so
  • Javindo: so
  • Jersey Dutch: zô
  • Negerhollands: soo, so, sa
  • Petjo: so, soo, zo, zoo
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: so

Conjunction

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zo

  1. (formal) if
    Heeft u bezwaren? Zo ja, gelieve te verduidelijken.
    Do you have any objections? If so, please elaborate.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: so
  • Negerhollands: soo, so

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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zo (accusative singular zo-on, plural zo-oj, accusative plural zo-ojn)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

See also

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French os (“bones”). In French, the plural form os is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, os was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zo

  1. bone
  2. dice

References

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  • Targète, Jean and Urciolo, Raphael G. Haitian Creole-English dictionary (1993; →ISBN)

Japanese

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Romanization

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zo

  1. The hiragana syllable ぞ (zo) or the katakana syllable ゾ (zo) in Hepburn romanization.

Louisiana Creole

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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zo

  1. Alternative form of vouzòt (“you, y'all; your, y'all's”)

Nupe

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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zo

  1. to finish; to end
    Synonym: wòla
    Nuwan á zo kpáátá. ― The water has completely finished.
  2. to complete; to accomplish

Rohingya

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Verb

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zo

  1. to go

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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zo (+ genitive)

  1. Alternative form of z

Usage notes

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  • Used before words starting with the letters z, ž, s, š and certain consonant clusters.

Further reading

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  • “zo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Torres Strait Creole

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Etymology

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From English jaw.

Noun

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zo

  1. chin

Uzbek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic ظَاء (ẓāʔ).

Noun

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zo (plural zolar)

  1. the Arabic letter ظ

Declension

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Declension of zo
singular plural
nominative zo zolar
genitive zoning zolarning
dative zoga zolarga
definite accusative zoni zolarni
locative zoda zolarda
ablative zodan zolardan
similative zodek zolardek

* Note: The type of possessive is not specified.

Xhosa

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Pronoun

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-zo

  1. Combining stem of zona.

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English so, from Old English swā, from Proto-West Germanic *swā.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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zo

  1. so
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 84:
      Fade teil thee zo lournagh, co Joane, zo knaggee?
      What ails you so melancholy, quoth John, so cross?
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 84:
      Huck nigher; y'art scuddeen; fartoo zo hachee?
      Come nearer; you're rubbing your back; why so ill tempered?

Adjective

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zo

  1. so
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 10, page 88:
      Tommeen was lous, an zo was ee baree.
      Tommy was open, and so was the goal.
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 10, page 88:
      Oore hart cam' t' oore mouth, an zo w' all ee green;
      Our hearts came to our mouth, and so with all in the green;

Interjection

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zo

  1. so
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 14, page 90:
      Zo bless all oore frends, an God zpeed ee plowe.
      So bless all our friends, and God speed the plough.

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 82

Zulu

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Pronoun

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-zo

  1. Combining stem of zona.
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