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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
zoog f (plural zogen)
- (dialectal, chiefly Eastern) Alternative form of zeug
- 1847, Von Honstedt op Eilte, "Teling der varkens in het vorstendom Luneburg", tr. from German, in E. C. Enklaar (ed.), De vriend van den landman, vol. XI, W. E. J. Tjeenk Willink (publ.), page 4.
Zogen, die hardnekkig weigeren hunne biggen te zogen, of de biggen opvreten willen, kunnen slechts daardoor getemd worden, dat men hen nederlegt, bindt, de biggen aanlegt, en wanneer zij gezogen hebben, uit de stal verwijdert.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
zoog
- singular past indicative of zuigen
Verb
zoog
- inflection of zogen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative