zöhn

• zäihn (West Central Bavarian)
• zöhln (Southern Bavarian)

From Middle High German zel(e)n, zellen, from Old High German zellan, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną. Cognates include German zählen, Dutch tellen, Yiddish ציילן (tseyln), English tell, Old Norse telja.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥sœːn/

zöhn (past participle zöht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. to count

   De Packerln miassn zöht wean. ― The parcels have to be counted.

   Der Klane kå scho zöhn. ― The little one can count already.

2. (with zua) to reckon, to consider, to deem

   Der Koala zöht ned zua de Bärn. ― The koala is not considered a bear.

3. to be of significance, to matter, to count

   Des zöht ned. ― This doesn't count.

4. (with auf) to count on

   Kemma auf eich zöhn? ― Can we count on you?

• zoin