# zo
## English
### Noun

zo (plural zos)
* Alternative spelling of dzo

### Anagrams

* Oz, oz, oz.

## Atayal
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 象 (zō).

### Noun

zo
* 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)
* to
* 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

* (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: /zoː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: zo
* Rhymes: -oː

### Adverb

zo
* so, thus, like that/this
    Is het zo goed, of wil je nog meer? ― Is it good like this, or do you want more?
* 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.
* (zo ... als) as .. as
    zo groot als een huis ― as big as a house
* (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
* zodat
* zodoende

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: so
* Javindo: so
* Jersey Dutch: zô
* Negerhollands: soo, so, sa
* Petjo: so, soo, zo, zoo
* Skepi Creole Dutch: so

### Conjunction

zo
* (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

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [zo]
* Hyphenation: zo

### Noun

zo (accusative singular zo-on, plural zo-oj, accusative plural zo-ojn)
* The name of the Latin-script letter Z/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: /zo/

### Noun

zo
* bone
* dice

### References

* Targète, Jean and Urciolo, Raphael G. Haitian Creole-English dictionary (1993; →ISBN)

## Japanese
### Romanization

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

## Louisiana Creole
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zo/
* Rhymes: -o

### Pronoun

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

## Nupe
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zō/

### Verb

zo
* to finish; to end
    Synonym: wòla
    Nuwan á zo kpáátá. ― The water has completely finished.
* to complete; to accomplish

## Rohingya
### Verb

zo
* to go

## Saaroa
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 象(ぞう) (zō).

### Noun

zo
* 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

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [zɔ]

### Preposition

zo (+ genitive)
* Alternative form of z

#### Usage notes

* 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, 2003–2025

## Torres Strait Creole
### Etymology

From English jaw.

### Noun

zo
* chin

## Uzbek
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ظَاء (ẓāʔ).

### Noun

zo (plural zolar)
* the Arabic letter ظ

#### Declension
## Xhosa
### Pronoun

-zo
* Combining stem of zona.

## Yola
### Alternative forms

* zoo, sae

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zɔː/, /saː/
* Homophone: zaawe

### Adverb

zo
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Combining stem of zona.