zogen

See also: zōgen and zögen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzoːɣ.ə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zo‧gen
• Rhymes: -oːɣən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sôgen, from Old Dutch *sōgen, from Proto-West Germanic *saugijan, from Proto-Germanic *saugijaną.

Verb

zogen

1. (transitive) to breastfeed, to suckle

   De zeug zoogt de biggetjes. ― The sow suckles the piglets.

Inflection

Conjugation of zogen (weak)
infinitive	zogen
past singular	zoogde
past participle	gezoogd
infinitive	zogen
gerund	zogen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zoog	zoogde
2nd person sing. (jij)	zoogt, zoog2	zoogde
2nd person sing. (u)	zoogt	zoogde
2nd person sing. (gij)	zoogt	zoogde
3rd person singular	zoogt	zoogde
plural	zogen	zoogden
subjunctive sing.1	zoge	zoogde
subjunctive plur.1	zogen	zoogden
imperative sing.	zoog
imperative plur.1	zoogt
participles	zogend	gezoogd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• zoogdier

Descendants

• Afrikaans: soog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zogen

1. (deprecated template usage) plural past indicative and subjunctive of zuigen

Anagrams

• gonze, zonge

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German

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Verb

zogen

1. first/third-person plural preterite of ziehen

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Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German zogōn, from or related to Proto-West Germanic *teuhan.

Verb

zogen

1. be on one's way
2. walk, march
3. hurry, run

References

• "zogen" in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• "zogen" in Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch von Matthias Lexer, 3 vols., Leipzig 1872-1878.