zöhn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• zäihn (West Central Bavarian)
• zöhln (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German zel(e)n, zellen, from Old High German zellan, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną. Cognates include German zählen, Dutch tellen, Yiddish ציילן (tseyln), English tell, Old Norse telja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥sœːn/

Verb

zöhn (past participle zöht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. to count

   De Packerln miassn zöht wean. ― The parcels have to be counted.

   Der Klane kå scho zöhn. ― The little one can count already.

2. (with zua) to reckon, to consider, to deem

   Der Koala zöht ned zua de Bärn. ― The koala is not considered a bear.

3. to be of significance, to matter, to count

   Des zöht ned. ― This doesn't count.

4. (with auf) to count on

   Kemma auf eich zöhn? ― Can we count on you?

Conjugation

Conjugation of zöhn

infinitive	zöhn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	zöh	-	zöhlad
2nd person sing.	zöhst	-	zöhladst
3rd person sing.	zöht	-	zöhlad
1st person plur.	zöhn	-	zöhladn
2nd person plur.	zöhts	-	zöhlads
3rd person plur.	zöhn	-	zöhladn
imperative sing.	zöh
imperative plur.	zöhts
past participle	zöht

Derived terms

• auszöhn
• derzöhn
• durchzöhn
• nåchzöhn
• verzöhn
• weiderzöhn
• zåmmzöhn
• åzöhn

 

Related terms

• zoin