zöhn

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Bavarian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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.

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Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Conjugation of zöhn
infinitive zöhn
present tense past tense subjunctive
1st person sing. zöh - zöhlad
2nd person sing. zöhst - zöhladst
3rd person sing. zöht - zöhlad
1st person plur. zöhn - zöhladn
2nd person plur. zöhts - zöhlads
3rd person plur. zöhn - zöhladn
imperative sing. zöh
imperative plur. zöhts
past participle zöht

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