soo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "soo"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Songo.

Symbol

soo

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nsong.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Nsong terms

English

Etymology 1

Noun

soo (plural soos)

1. (UK, dialectal) Alternative form of sow.

References

• “soo” in the Lancashire dialect, John Collier, 1822

Etymology 2

Adverb

soo (not comparable)

1. Elongated form of so.

See also

• soo wee

Anagrams

• OOS, Oso, oos

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoː/, [ˈsoː]
• Rhymes: -oː
• Hyphenation: soo

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)

1. swamp, bog, fen, mire

Declension

Declension of soo (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		soo	sood
accusative	nom.
	gen.	soo
genitive			soode
partitive		sood	soid soosid
illative		sohu soosse	soodesse soisse
inessive		soos	soodes sois
elative		soost	soodest soist
allative		soole	soodele soile
adessive		sool	soodel soil
ablative		soolt	soodelt soilt
translative		sooks	soodeks soiks
terminative		sooni	soodeni
essive		soona	soodena
abessive		soota	soodeta
comitative		sooga	soodega

Derived terms

nouns

• soostik
• soovik

adjectives

• soine

verbs

• soostuma

Compounds

• aabasoo
• allikasoo
• ibesoo
• jõhvikasoo
• jääksoo
• kõdusoo
• kõrgsoo
• kühmusoo
• lagesoo
• lammisoo
• laukasoo
• lehtsamblasoo
• luhasoo
• madalsoo
• mangroovsoo
• marjasoo
• metsasoo
• mudasoo
• mädasoo
• mätassoo
• mülgassoo
• mülkasoo
• nõlvakusoo
• pilliroosoo
• porsasoo
• puissoo
• põõsasoo
• rabasoo
• rannikusoo
• rohusoo
• samblasoo
• siirdesoo
• soolasoo
• tarnasoo
• tundrasoo
• turbasoo
• vaipsoo
• õõtssoo

• soo-kastehein
• soo-kilpkonn
• soo-koeratubakas
• soo-kurereha
• soo-kuuskjalg
• soo-loorkull
• soo-lõosilm
• soo-neiuvaip
• soo-nõianõges
• soo-pajulill
• soo-piimalill
• soo-piimputk
• soo-ristirohi
• soo-rohumaa
• soo-roolind
• soo-seahernes
• soo-sõnajalg
• soo-sääriksääsk
• soo-taimkate
• soo-tähthein
• soo-uruhiir
• soo-võilill
• soo-õisluht
• sooader
• sooallikas
• sooalss
• sooasundus
• sooaur
• soogaas
• soohaigus
• soohaud
• soohein
• sooheinamaa
• soohiilakas
• soojumikas
• soojärv
• sookaasik
• sookael
• sookaer
• sookail
• sookaitse
• sookaitseala
• sookamar
• sookana
• sookannike
• sookarjamaa
• sookask
• sookastik
• sookerss
• sookikas
• sookilpkonn
• sooking
• sookiur
• sookold
• sookraav
• sookuivendus
• sookulgur
• sookultuur
• sookurg
• sookuusk
• sookuuskjalg
• sookäpp
• sooküpress
• soolaam
• soolagendik
• soolaugas
• soolind
• soomaa
• soomaak
• soomaastik
• soomadar
• soomassiiv
• soomets
• soomuld
• soomurakas
• soomänd
• soomätas
• soomülgas
• sooniit
• soonurmikas
• sooohakas
• sooosi
• soopalavik
• sooparandus
• soopart
• soopihl
• soopilvik
• soopinnas
• sooplütt
• sooputk
• soorajad
• soorauamaak
• sooraud
• sooriisikas
• soorisla
• soorull
• sooräts
• sooräätsad
• soorüdi
• soosaar
• soosammal
• soosete
• soosild
• soosonn
• soosõnajalg
• sootaim
• sootaimestik
• sootald
• sootamm
• sootarn
• sootasandik
• sooteadlane
• sooteadus
• sootihane
• sootraktor
• sootuli
• sootulikas
• sootuluke
• sooudu
• soovaim
• soovalk
• soovesi
• soovildik
• sooviljelus
• soovõhk
• sooäärne

See also

• lodu
• raba

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

soo

1. so, alright, okay

   Synonyms: nii, nõnda, soh, sooh, nonii

   Soo, tänaseks aitab.

   Alright, that's enough for today.

2. I see

   Synonyms: soo-oh, sooh, soh, aa

   Soo, ja see on dokumentaalfilm!

   I see, and this is a documentary!

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

soo

1. genitive singular of sugu

References

• soo in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “soo”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “soo”, in [SP] Eesti keele sõnapered [Estonian Word Families] (in Estonian) (online version, continuously updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012–

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
• Hyphenation^(key): soo

Interjection

soo

1. (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.

Further reading

• “soo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Galician

Verb

soo

1. first-person singular present indicative of soar
2. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of soer

Ingrian

Soo.

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

1. 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,

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

• sooheinä
• sookulikka
• sooniitty
• soovehka
• Vehkasoo

References

• V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], 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)

1. to soak, soak up, suck, extract
2. to preserve
3. to imbibe, tipple, sip
4. to sap
5. to jam
6. to blot (as paper)

Derived terms

• so-hoo

Noun

soo m (plural [please provide])

1. verbal noun of soo
2. blotting, absorption
3. suction, sucking, soaking
4. tippling
5. exhaustion
6. extraction

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish sub, from Old Irish suib (“strawberry”), from Proto-Celtic *subi.

Noun

soo m (genitive singular soo, plural sooghyn)

2. berry

Derived terms

• soo crouw
• soo thallooin

Mutation

Mutation of soo

radical	lenition	eclipsis
soo	hoo after "yn", too	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Pnar

Pnar cardinal numbers

<  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

1. (cardinal number) four

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈso(w).u/ [ˈso(ʊ̯).u]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso.u/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso.u/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈso(w).u/

• Homophone: sou-o
• Hyphenation: so‧o

Verb

soo

1. first-person singular present indicative of soar

Swahili

Noun

soo class ? (plural [please provide])

1. (Kenya, slang) hundred shilling

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *soo.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈsoː/, [ˈsoː]
• (Jõgõperä) IPA^(key): /ˈsoː/, [ˈsoː]
• (Central Votic) IPA^(key): /ˈsoː/, [ˈsoː] ~ [ˈsu̯o]
• (Eastern Votic) IPA^(key): /ˈsoː/, [ˈsoː]
• Rhymes: -oː
• Hyphenation: soo

Noun

soo

1. marsh, swamp, bog

Inflection

Declension of soo (type I/maa, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	soo	sood
genitive	soo	soijõ
partitive	sootõ	soit
illative	sohho, sohosõ	soisõ
inessive	sooz	soiz
elative	sooss	soiss
allative	soollõ	soillõ
adessive	sooll	soill
ablative	soolt	soilt
translative	soossi	soissi
'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects. *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “soo”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[3], 2nd edition, Tallinn