Albanian

Zog

Alternative forms

• zok (Tosk), zogj (plurale tantum)

Noun

zog m (indefinite plural zogj, definite singular zogu, definite plural zogjtë)

1. bird
2. chick, nestling
3. (dialectal) animal young
4. (dialectal) son
5. (anatomy) limb muscle

Declension

Synonyms

• shpend

Hyponyms

• birds:
  • zog blete ‘bee-eater’ (Merops apiastor)
  • zog grabitqar ‘bird of prey’
  • zog gjembi ‘shrike’ (Laniidae)
  • zog kengëtar ‘songbird’
  • zogu i natës ‘bat’ (Chiroptera)
  • zogu i parajsës ‘red bird of paradise’ (Paradisea rubra)
  • zog qepës ‘penduline tit’ (Remis pendulinus)
  • zog vejtës ‘weaverbird’
• muscles:
  • zogu i krahut ‘biceps’
  • zogu i kâmbës (Gheg) ‘calf (of leg)’

Derived terms

• zogë, zogël, zogth

References

1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.429

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔx

Etymology

Verbal noun related to zuigen.

Noun

zog n ‎(uncountable)

1. a mother's milk
2. suction, wake

   In het zog van die gebeurtenis

   In the wake of that event

Derived terms

• kielzog

German

Pronunciation

Verb

zog

1. first-person singular preterite of ziehen
2. third-person singular preterite of ziehen

Latvian

Verb

zog

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of zagt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of zagt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of zagt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of zagt

Volapük

Noun

zog ‎(plural zogs)

1. reluctance, hesitation, delay

Declension