zog

See also: ZOG and zoğ

Albanian

Zog

Alternative forms

• zok (Tosk), zogj (plurale tantum), suk (Tosk)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dźāg, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵ(h)(u)eh2-G- (“young animal, nestling”). Cognate to Armenian ձագ (jag, “nestling”), and perhaps Persian زاق (zāq, “young animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔɡ/
• IPA^(key): [zɔk] (Tosk)

Noun

zog m (indefinite plural zogj, definite singular zogu, definite plural zogjtë)

1. bird
2. chick, nestling
3. (dialectal) animal young
4. (dialectal) son
5. (anatomy) limb muscle

Declension

declension of zog

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	zog	zogj		zogu	zogjtë
accusative (kallëzore)	zog	zogj		zogun	zogjtë
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	zogu	zogjve		zogut	zogjve
dative (dhanore)	zogu	zogjve		zogut	zogjve
ablative (rrjedhore)	zogu	zogjsh		zogut	zogjve

Synonyms

• shpend

Hyponyms

• birds:
  • zog blete ‘bee-eater’ (Merops apiastor)
  • zog grabitqar ‘bird of prey’
  • zog gjembi ‘shrike’ (Laniidae)
  • zog kengëtar ‘songbird’
  • zogu i natës ‘bat’ (Chiroptera)
  • zogu i parajsës ‘red bird of paradise’ (Paradisea rubra)
  • zog qepës ‘penduline tit’ (Remis pendulinus)
  • zog vejtës ‘weaverbird’
• muscles:
  • zogu i krahut ‘biceps’
  • zogu i kâmbës (Gheg) ‘calf (of leg)’

Derived terms

• zogë, zogël, zogth

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔx

Etymology

Verbal noun related to zuigen.

Noun

zog n (uncountable)

1. a mother's milk
2. suction, wake

   In het zog van die gebeurtenis

   In the wake of that event

Derived terms

• kielzog

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German

Pronunciation

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Verb

zog

1. first-person singular preterite of ziehen
2. third-person singular preterite of ziehen

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Latvian

Verb

zog

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of zagt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of zagt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of zagt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of zagt

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Volapük

Noun

zog (plural zogs)

1. reluctance, hesitation, delay

Declension

declension of zog

	singular	plural
nominative	zog	zogs
genitive	zoga	zogas
dative	zoge	zoges
accusative	zogi	zogis
predicative	zogu	zogus
vocative	o zog!	o zogs!