zoagn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• zagn (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)

Etymology

From Middle High German zeigen, from Old High German zeigōn, intensive of zīhan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-, whence also Zeichn. Cognates include German zeigen, zeihen and English teach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥sɔɐ̯ŋ/
• Hyphenation: zoagn

Verb

zoagn (past participle zoagt) (South Central Bavarian, West Central Bavarian, Tyrol)

1. to show, make see
   1. (with auf) to point at

      Ma zoagt ned mim Finger auf d'Leit! ― You don’t point your finger at people!

   2. (transitive) to exhibit, allow to see

      Dadst ma dei Briafmårknsåmmlung zoagn? ― Would you show me your stamp collection?

   3. (transitive) to display, manifest

      De Bam zoagn scho de erschtn greanan Blätter. ― The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.

   4. to demonstrate, explain by doing

      Kånnst ma zoagn, wia des geht? ― Could you show me how this is done?

   5. to go to show, demonstrate, prove

      Synonyms: bweisn, demonstriern

      Des zoagt wieder amoi, dåss du koa Åhnung håst. ― This only shows again that you don't have a clue.

2. (reflexive) to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested

   Synonyms: außestölln, außestön, bweisn, demonstriern

   Es håd se zoagt, dåss des Gricht a Fehjurteil gsprochn håd. ― It turned out that the court made a wrong judgement.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zoagn

infinitive	zoagn
past participle	zoagt
	present	past	subjunctive
1st person singular	zoag	—	zoagad
2nd person singular	zoagst	—	zoagadst
3rd person singular	zoagt	—	zoagad
1st person plural	zoagn	—	zoagadn
2nd person plural	zoagts	—	zoagads
3rd person plural	zoagn	—	zoagadn
	imperative
singular	zoag
plural	zoagts