zo

See also: Zo, źo, zɔ, žo, zō, zọ, zô, ȝo, zò, zo-, zó-, and zó

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

• zoo (archaic)

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/

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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
• 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. (formal) if

   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

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• IPA^(key): [zo]
• Hyphenation: zo

Noun

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

1. The name of the Latin-script letter 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. Rōmaji transcription of ぞ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ゾ

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

Slovak

Alternative forms

• z

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔ/

Preposition

zo (+ genitive)

1. from

Usage notes

• 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 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, 2024

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English jaw.

Noun

zo

1. chin

Xhosa

Pronoun

-zo

1. Combining stem of zona.

Yola

Alternative forms

• zoo, sae

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔː/, /sɔː/
• Homophones: zaawe, sau, saaughe

Etymology

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

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.