zou

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See also: Zou, zhōu, zhǒu, zhòu, and

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯
  • IPA(key): /zɑu̯/

Verb

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zou

  1. singular past indicative of zullen

French

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Interjection

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zou

  1. shoo

Further reading

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō.

All monosyllabic function words in -éi, -ou (déi, méi, wéi, sou, wou, zwou) have an unstressed pronunciation in [i], [u]. These are normally not reflected in the spelling. The forms zou (adverb) and zu (preposition) are an exception, probably because of the contractions zum, zur, and the corresponding German zu.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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zou

  1. adverbial form of the preposition zu (in, at)
  2. closed, shut

Derived terms

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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zou

  1. Nonstandard spelling of zōu.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of zǒu.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of zòu.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of zóu.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.