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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