soe
English
Noun
soe (plural soes)
- (obsolete) a large wooden vessel for carrying water, especially one to be carried on a pole between two people.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 55:
- "... no more then a Pump grown dry will yield any water, unless you pour a little water into it first, and then for one Bason-ful you may fetch up so many Soe-fuls"
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 55:
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *suo, from Proto-Germanic *sō, originally the feminine demonstrative pronoun. Compare Old English sēo, Old Norse sú, Gothic 𐍃𐍉 (sō).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /zuə/, /zu/
Pronoun
soe
- (chiefly Flemish) Alternative form of si. (feminine singular)
Portuguese
Verb
soe (infinitive: soar)
- First-person singular (eu) affirmative imperative of soar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of soar
- First-person singular (eu) negative imperative of soar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of soar
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of soar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of soar