zo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zo"

English

Noun

zo (plural zos)

1. Alternative spelling of dzo

Anagrams

• Oz, oz, oz.

Atayal

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 象 (zō).

Noun

zo

1. elephant

References

• Online Dictionary of Indigenous Languages by the Government of Taiwan

Cimbrian

Etymology

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

Preposition

zo (Luserna)

1. to
2. regarding

References

• 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

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (archaic) zoo, so, soo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: zo
• Rhymes: -oː

Adverb

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

• hoezo
• ziezo
• zoal
• zoals
• zodanig
• zodat
• zodoende

Descendants

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

Conjunction

zo

1. (somewhat formal) if

   Zo mogelijk zou ik eerst nog even naar de WC willen. ― If possible, I'd like to go to the toilet first.

   Heeft u bezwaren? Zo ja, gelieve te verduidelijken. ― Do you have any objections? If so, please elaborate.

Derived terms

• zo niet

Descendants

• Afrikaans: so
• Negerhollands: soo, so

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /zo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: zo

Noun

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

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

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo

Haitian Creole

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /zo/

Noun

zo

1. bone
2. dice

References

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

Japanese

Romanization

zo

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

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zo/
• Rhymes: -o

Pronoun

zo

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

Nupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zō/

Verb

zo

1. to finish; to end

   Synonym: wòla

   Nuwan á zo kpáátá. ― The water has completely finished.

2. to complete; to accomplish

Rohingya

Verb

zo

1. to go

Saaroa

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 象(ぞう) (zō).

Noun

zo

1. elephant

References

• 台灣原住民族語借詞詞彙彙編—拉阿魯哇語/A Glossary of Loanwords in Hla’alua

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɔ]

Preposition

zo (+ genitive)

1. Alternative form of z

Usage notes

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

Further reading

• “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, 2003–2025

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English jaw.

Noun

zo

1. chin

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَاء (ẓāʔ).

Noun

zo (plural zolar)

1. the Arabic letter ظ

Declension

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

Possessive forms of zo

1st person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	zoim	zolarim
genitive	zoimning	zolarimning
dative	zoimga	zolarimga
definite accusative	zoimni	zolarimni
locative	zoimda	zolarimda
ablative	zoimdan	zolarimdan
similative	zoimdek	zolarimdek
2nd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	zoing	zolaring
genitive	zoingning	zolaringning
dative	zoingga	zolaringga
definite accusative	zoingni	zolaringni
locative	zoingda	zolaringda
ablative	zoingdan	zolaringdan
similative	zoingdek	zolaringdek
3rd person singular
	singular	plural
nominative	zoi	zolari
genitive	zoining	zolarining
dative	zoiga	zolariga
definite accusative	zoini	zolarini
locative	zoida	zolarida
ablative	zoidan	zolaridan
similative	zoidek	zolaridek
1st person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	zoimiz	zolarimiz
genitive	zoimizning	zolarimizning
dative	zoimizga	zolarimizga
definite accusative	zoimizni	zolarimizni
locative	zoimizda	zolarimizda
ablative	zoimizdan	zolarimizdan
similative	zoimizdek	zolarimizdek
2nd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	zoingiz	zolaringiz
genitive	zoingizning	zolaringizning
dative	zoingizga	zolaringizga
definite accusative	zoingizni	zolaringizni
locative	zoingizda	zolaringizda
ablative	zoingizdan	zolaringizdan
similative	zoingizdek	zolaringizdek
3rd person plural
	singular	plural
nominative	zoi	zolari
genitive	zoining	zolarining
dative	zoiga	zolariga
definite accusative	zoini	zolarini
locative	zoida	zolarida
ablative	zoidan	zolaridan
similative	zoidek	zolaridek

Xhosa

Pronoun

-zo

1. Combining stem of zona.

Yola

Alternative forms

• zoo, sae

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔː/, /saː/
• Homophone: zaawe

Adverb

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

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

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

• 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

Pronoun

-zo

1. Combining stem of zona.