zo

Noun

zo (plural zos)

1. Alternative spelling of dzo

Anagrams

• Oz, oz

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch sō, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *swē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoː/
• Rhymes: -oː

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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. soon, right away

   Ik zal je zo komen helpen, ik ben nu even bezig.

   I will come and help you soon, I'm busy right now.

Conjunction

zo

1. (formal) if

   Heeft u bezwaren? Zo ja, gelieve te verduidelijken.

   Do you have any objections? If so, please elaborate.

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 word os is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, os was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the front.

Noun

zo

1. bone

Romanization

zo

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぞ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ゾ

Verb

zo

1. to go

Alternative forms

• z

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔ/

Preposition

zo

1. from

Further reading

• zo in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Etymology

From English jaw.

Noun

zo

1. chin

Pronoun

-zo

1. Combining stem of zona.