zo

Noun

zo (plural zos)

1. Alternative spelling of dzo

Anagrams

• Oz, oz, oz.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 象 (zō).

Noun

zo

1. elephant

References

• Online Dictionary of Indigenous Languages by the Government of Taiwan

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

Alternative forms

• (archaic) zoo, so, soo

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/

• Audio:

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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.]

Conjunction

zo

1. (somewhat formal) if

   Zo mogelijk zou ik eerst nog even naar de WC willen. ― If possible, I'd like to go to the toilet first.

   Heeft u bezwaren? Zo ja, gelieve te verduidelijken. ― Do you have any objections? If so, please elaborate.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /zo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: zo

Noun

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

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

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)

Romanization

zo

1. The hiragana syllable ぞ (zo) or the katakana syllable ゾ (zo) in Hepburn romanization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zo/
• Rhymes: -o

Pronoun

zo

1. Alternative form of vouzòt (“you, y'all; your, y'all's”)

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

Verb

zo

1. to go

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 象(ぞう) (zō).

Noun

zo

1. elephant

References

• 台灣原住民族語借詞詞彙彙編—拉阿魯哇語/A Glossary of Loanwords in Hla’alua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɔ]

Preposition

zo (+ genitive)

1. Alternative form of z

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, 2003–2025

Etymology

From English jaw.

Noun

zo

1. chin

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَاء (ẓāʔ).

Noun

zo (plural zolar)

1. the Arabic letter ظ

Pronoun

-zo

1. Combining stem of zona.

Alternative forms

• zoo, sae

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔː/, /saː/
• Homophone: zaawe

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

Pronoun

-zo

1. Combining stem of zona.