zöhn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • zäihn (West Central)
  • zöhln (Southern)

Etymology

From Middle High German zel(e)n, zellen, from Old High German zellan, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną. Cognates include German zählen, Dutch tellen, Yiddish ציילן (tseyln), English tell, Old Norse telja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥sœːn/

Verb

zöhn (past participle zöht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. to count
    De Packerln miassn zöht wean.The parcels have to be counted.
    Der Klane kå scho zöhn.The little one can count already.
  2. (with zua) to reckon, to consider, to deem
    Der Koala zöht ned zua de Bärn.The koala is not considered a bear.
  3. to be of significance, to matter, to count
    Des zöht ned.This doesn't count.
  4. (with auf) to count on
    Kemma auf eich zöhn?Can we count on you?

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • auszöhn
  • derzöhn
  • durchzöhn
  • nåchzöhn
  • verzöhn
  • weiderzöhn
  • zåmmzöhn
  • åzöhn
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