zo
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
zo (plural zos)
- Alternative spelling of dzo
AnagramsEdit
AtayalEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Japanese 象 (zō).
NounEdit
zo
ReferencesEdit
CimbrianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from both Proto-Germanic *ta and *tō. Cognate with German zu; see there for more.
PrepositionEdit
zo (Luserna)
ReferencesEdit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
DutchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- zoo (archaic)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch sō, from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *swē.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
zo
- so, thus, like that/this
- Is het zo goed, of wil je nog meer?
- Is it good like this, or do you want more?
- 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.
- (zo ... als) as .. as
- zo groot als een huis
- as big as a house
- (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: zô
- Negerhollands: soo, so, sa
- Petjo: so, soo, zo, zoo
- Skepi Creole Dutch: so
ConjunctionEdit
zo
- (formal) if
- Heeft u bezwaren? Zo ja, gelieve te verduidelijken.
- Do you have any objections? If so, please elaborate.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
zo (accusative singular zo-on, plural zo-oj, accusative plural zo-ojn)
- 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
DescendantsEdit
- English: Zoe
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
zo
Louisiana CreoleEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
zo
- Alternative form of vouzòt
NupeEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
zo
- to finish; to end
- Synonym: wòla
- Nuwan á zo kpáátá. ― The water has completely finished.
- to complete; to accomplish
RohingyaEdit
VerbEdit
zo
- to go
SlovakEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
zo
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
NounEdit
zo
XhosaEdit
PronounEdit
-zo
- Combining stem of zona.
YolaEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English so, from Old English swā, from Proto-West Germanic *swā.
AdverbEdit
zo
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
- Combining stem of zona.