See also: Zo, zo-, זו‎, źo, , žo, , and zó-

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

zo (plural zos)

  1. Alternative spelling of dzo

AnagramsEdit

AtayalEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Japanese ().

NounEdit

zo

  1. elephant

ReferencesEdit

CimbrianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrepositionEdit

zo (Luserna)

  1. to
  2. regarding

ReferencesEdit

DutchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

AdverbEdit

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 termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

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

ConjunctionEdit

zo

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

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Afrikaans: so
  • Negerhollands: soo, so

EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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

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

See alsoEdit

Haitian CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

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/.

NounEdit

zo

  1. bone

DescendantsEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

zo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of
  2. Rōmaji transcription of

Louisiana CreoleEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

zo

  1. Alternative form of vouzòt

NupeEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

zo

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

RohingyaEdit

VerbEdit

zo

  1. to go

SlovakEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

zo

  1. from

Usage notesEdit

  • Followed by the genitive case.
  • The standard form is z. The zo form is used before words starting with the letters z, ž, s, š and certain consonant clusters.

Further readingEdit

  • zo in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Torres Strait CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English jaw.

NounEdit

zo

  1. chin

XhosaEdit

PronounEdit

-zo

  1. Combining stem of zona.

YolaEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

AdverbEdit

zo

  1. so

ReferencesEdit

  • Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 82

ZuluEdit

PronounEdit

-zo

  1. Combining stem of zona.