Zug

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[edit] English

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[edit] Proper noun

Zug

  1. A canton of Switzerland.
  2. A town in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Zug.

[edit] Synonyms

  • (canton): the canton of Zug

[edit] Translations

canton
town

[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Old High German zuc

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Zug m. (genitive Zugs or Zuges, plural Züge)

  1. train (multiple vehicles one behind the other, particularly travelling on rails)
  2. pull (force that pulls in a specific direction)
  3. traction
  4. course
  5. (from a cigarette, etc.) draught
  6. (from a drink) draught, gulp
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 36:
      Ein frisch gefülltes Glas Champagner stand vor ihm. Er trank es in einem Zug aus – mit Lust, fast mit Begier.
      A freshly filled glass of champaign was in front of him. He emptied it in one draught – with pleasure, almost with greed.
  7. stroke
  8. feature, trait
  9. (military) platoon
  10. (board games) move

[edit] Declension

declension of Zug
singular plural
m. gender indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zug die Züge
genitive eines des Zuges,
Zugs		 der Züge
dative einem dem Zug,
Zuge (archaic)		 den Zügen
accusative einen den Zug die Züge

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