soo
English
Noun
soo (plural soos)
- (UK, dialect) sow
References
- “soo” in the Lancashire dialect, John Collier, 1822
Anagrams
- OOS, Oso, oos
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *soo (compare Finnish suo) but unknown beyond that. Possibly from Proto-Uralic *toxi (“lake”), the irregular development *t → *s may have been motivated by avoidance of homonymy with the pronoun too.
Noun
soo (genitive soo, partitive sood)
- swamp
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | soo | sood |
| genitive | soo | soode |
| partitive | sood | soid |
| illative | sohu, soosse | soodesse |
| inessive | soos | soodes |
| elative | soost | soodest |
| allative | soole | soodele |
| adessive | sool | soodel |
| ablative | soolt | soodelt |
| translative | sooks | soodeks |
| terminative | sooni | soodeni |
| essive | soona | soodena |
| abessive | soota | soodeta |
| comitative | sooga | soodega |
See also
- raba
- lodu
Noun
soo
- genitive singular of sugu
Finnish
Alternative forms
- so
Etymology
From Swedish så (usually repeated like in Finnish, så-så).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsoː/, [ˈs̠o̞ː]
- Rhymes: -oː
- Syllabification(key): soo
Interjection
soo
- (often repeated) tsk, tut-tut (expression of disapproval or holding back)
- Soo soo, ei vielä.
- Tut-tut, not yet.
Usage notes
Most often repeated twice.
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *soo. Cognates include Finnish suo and Estonian soo.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsoː/, [ˈs̠oː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsoː/, [ˈʃo̝ː]
- Rhymes: -oː
- Hyphenation: soo
- Homophone: suu
Noun
soo
- swamp
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:
- Mis olliit soot ja metsät suuret,
- Where there were swamps and large forests,
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Declension
| Declension of soo (type 8/maa, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | soo | soot |
| genitive | soon | soijen |
| partitive | soota | soita |
| illative | sooho | soihe |
| inessive | soos | sois |
| elative | soost | soist |
| allative | soolle | soille |
| adessive | sool | soil |
| ablative | soolt | soilt |
| translative | sooks | soiks |
| essive | soonna, soon | soinna, soin |
| exessive1) | soont | soint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
- sookulikka
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 66
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 542
Manx
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
soo (verbal noun soo, past participle sooit)
- to soak, soak up, suck, extract
- to preserve
- to imbibe, tipple, sip
- to sap
- to jam
- to blot (as paper)
Derived terms
- so-hoo
Noun
soo m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- verbal noun of soo
- blotting, absorption
- suction, sucking, soaking
- tippling
- exhaustion
- extraction
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish sub, from Old Irish suib (“strawberry”), from Proto-Celtic *subi.
Noun
soo m (genitive singular soo, plural sooghyn)
- berry
Derived terms
- soo crouw
- soo thallooin
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| soo | hoo after "yn", too | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Pnar
| < 3 | 4 | 5 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : soo Ordinal : wa soo | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *saːw, an innovation of the Khasian branch. Cognate with Khasi saw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /so/
Numeral
soo
- (cardinal number) four
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈso.u/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈso.o/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈso.u/, (regional) /ˈso.wu/
- Homophone: sou-o
- Hyphenation: so‧o
Verb
soo
- first-person singular present indicative of soar
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *soo.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈsoː/, [ˈsoː]
- Rhymes: -oː
- Hyphenation: soo
Noun
soo
- marsh
Inflection
| Declension of soo (type I/maa, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | soo | sood |
| genitive | soo | soije, soijõ |
| partitive | sootõ | soitõ |
| illative | sohho, sohosõ | soije, soijõ, soisõ |
| inessive | sooz | soiz |
| elative | soossõ | soissõ |
| allative | soolõ | soilõ |
| adessive | soollõ | soillõ |
| ablative | sooltõ | soiltõ |
| translative | soossi | soissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn