zoar
See also: Zoar
English
Etymology
From Zoar, mentioned in the Bible as the place where Lot fled with his wife and two daughters to escape death, when Yahweh destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈzəʊ.ɑː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈzɔʊ.ɑɹ/
Noun
zoar (plural zoars)
- A place of refuge; a sanctuary.
Synonyms
- haven
- refuge
- sanctuary
Anagrams
- Razo, Roza
Galician
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.[1] Attested since circa 1800.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zoˈaɾ/, (western) /soˈaɾ/
Verb
zoar (first-person singular present zoo, first-person singular preterite zoei, past participle zoado)
- (of the wind) to howl; to hum
- Synonym: bruar
- to buzz
Conjugation
Conjugation of zoar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | zoar | |||||
| personal | zoar | zoares | zoar | zoarmos | zoardes | zoaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| zoando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | zoado | zoados | ||||
| feminine | zoada | zoadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | zoo | zoas | zoa | zoamos | zoades | zoan |
| imperfect | zoaba | zoabas | zoaba | zoabamos | zoabades | zoaban |
| preterite | zoei | zoaches | zoou | zoamos | zoastes | zoaron |
| pluperfect | zoara | zoaras | zoara | zoaramos | zoarades | zoaran |
| future | zoarei | zoarás | zoará | zoaremos | zoaredes | zoarán |
| conditional | zoaría | zoarías | zoaría | zoariamos | zoariades | zoarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | zoe | zoes | zoe | zoemos | zoedes | zoen |
| preterite | zoase | zoases | zoase | zoásemos | zoásedes | zoasen |
| future | zoar | zoares | zoar | zoarmos | zoardes | zoaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | zoa | zoe | zoemos | zoade | zoen |
| negative | – | zoes | zoe | zoemos | zoedes | zoen |
References
- “zoar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “zoar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “zoar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “zumbar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- zuar (eye dialect used mainly on the internet)
Etymology
Of imitative origin
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ʁ)/ [zoˈa(h)], /zuˈa(ʁ)/ [zʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwa(ʁ)/ [ˈzwa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ɾ)/, /zuˈa(ɾ)/ [zʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ʁ)/ [zoˈa(χ)], /zuˈa(ʁ)/ [zʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈzwa(ʁ)/ [ˈzwa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /zoˈa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈzwaɾ/
- Hyphenation: zo‧ar
Verb
zoar (first-person singular present zoo, first-person singular preterite zoei, past participle zoado)
- (colloquial, transitive with de or with no preposition) to mock (to make an object of laughter or ridicule)
- Synonyms: tirar sarro, caçoar, escarnecer, zombar
- (intransitive, colloquial) to kid; to joke (to say or do something without being serious)
- Synonym: brincar
- (intransitive, colloquial) to fool around (to engage in frivolous behaviour)
- (slang) to mess up; to disorganize
Conjugation
Conjugation of zoar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | zoar | |||||
| Personal | zoar | zoares | zoar | zoarmos | zoardes | zoarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| zoando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | zoado | zoados | ||||
| Feminine | zoada | zoadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | zoo, zôo1 | zoas | zoa | zoamos | zoais | zoam |
| Imperfect | zoava | zoavas | zoava | zoávamos | zoáveis | zoavam |
| Preterite | zoei | zoaste | zoou | zoamos2, zoámos3 | zoastes | zoaram |
| Pluperfect | zoara | zoaras | zoara | zoáramos | zoáreis | zoaram |
| Future | zoarei | zoarás | zoará | zoaremos | zoareis | zoarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| zoaria | zoarias | zoaria | zoaríamos | zoaríeis | zoariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | zoe | zoes | zoe | zoemos | zoeis | zoem |
| Imperfect | zoasse | zoasses | zoasse | zoássemos | zoásseis | zoassem |
| Future | zoar | zoares | zoar | zoarmos | zoardes | zoarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | zoa | zoe | zoemos | zoai | zoem | |
| Negative (não) | não zoes | não zoe | não zoemos | não zoeis | não zoem | |
1Superseded.
2Brazil.
3Portugal.
Related terms
- zoeira