zoagn

• zagn (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)

From Middle High German zeigen, from Old High German zeigōn, intensive of zīhan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-, whence also Zeichn. Cognates include German zeigen, zeihen and English teach.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥sɔɐ̯ŋ/
• Hyphenation: zoagn

zoagn (past participle zoagt) (South Central Bavarian, West Central Bavarian, Tyrol)

1. to show, make see
   1. (with auf) to point at

      Ma zoagt ned mim Finger auf d'Leit! ― You don’t point your finger at people!

   2. (transitive) to exhibit, allow to see

      Dadst ma dei Briafmårknsåmmlung zoagn? ― Would you show me your stamp collection?

   3. (transitive) to display, manifest

      De Bam zoagn scho de erschtn greanan Blätter. ― The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.

   4. to demonstrate, explain by doing

      Kånnst ma zoagn, wia des geht? ― Could you show me how this is done?

   5. to go to show, demonstrate, prove

      Synonyms: bweisn, demonstriern

      Des zoagt wieder amoi, dåss du koa Åhnung håst. ― This only shows again that you don't have a clue.

2. (reflexive) to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested

   Synonyms: außestölln, außestön, bweisn, demonstriern

   Es håd se zoagt, dåss des Gricht a Fehjurteil gsprochn håd. ― It turned out that the court made a wrong judgement.