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Bavarian
- zoagn (South Central Bavarian, West Central Bavarian, Tyrol)
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): /ˈd̥sɑːŋ/
- Hyphenation: zagn
Verb
zagn (past participle zagt) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)
- to show, make see
- (with auf) to point at
- Ma zagt ned mim Finger auf d'Leit! ― You don’t point your finger at people!
- (transitive) to exhibit, allow to see
- Dadst ma dei Briafmårknsåmmlung zagn? ― Would you show me your stamp collection?
- (transitive) to display, manifest
- De Bam zagn scho de erschtn greanan Blätter. ― The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.
- to demonstrate, explain by doing
- Kånnst ma zagn, wia des geht? ― Could you show me how this is done?
- to go to show, demonstrate, prove
- Synonyms: bweisn, demonstriern
- Des zagt wieder amoi, dåss du ka Åhnung håst. ― This only shows again that you don't have a clue.
- (reflexive) to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested
- Synonyms: außestölln, außestön, bweisn, demonstriern
- Es håd se zagt, dåss des Gricht a Föhurtäul gsprochn håd. ― It turned out that the court made a wrong judgement.
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