Zug

Proper noun

Zug

1. A canton of Switzerland.
2. A town in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Zug.

Etymology

From Middle High German zuc, zug, from Old High German zug, from Proto-Germanic *tugiz, an abstract noun belonging to Proto-Germanic *teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”).^[1] Cognate with Dutch teug, Old English tyge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡suːk/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /t͡sʊx/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  

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• Rhymes: -uːk, -ʊx

Noun

Zug m (genitive Zugs or Zuges, plural Züge)

1. train (multiple vehicles one behind the other, particularly travelling on rails)
2. pull (force that pulls in a specific direction)
3. draught (of air)
4. traction
5. course
6. (from a cigarette, etc.) draught
7. (from a drink) draught, gulp
   • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 36:

     Ein frisch gefülltes Glas Champagner stand vor ihm. Er trank es in einem Zug aus – mit Lust, fast mit Begier.

     A freshly filled glass of champagne was in front of him. He emptied it in one draught – with pleasure, almost with greed.

8. stroke
9. feature, trait
10. (military) platoon
11. (board games) move

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