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/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈzoʊ.ɑɹ/
• Hyphenation: zo‧ar

Noun

zoar (plural zoars)

1. A place of refuge; a sanctuary.

Synonyms

• haven
• refuge
• sanctuary

Anagrams

• Razo, Roza

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.^[1] First attested in 1800.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /θoˈaɾ/ [θoˈaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /θoˈaɾ/ [θoˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /soˈaɾ/ [soˈaɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: zo‧ar

Verb

zoar (first-person singular present zoo, first-person singular preterite zoei, past participle zoado)

1. (of the wind) to howl; to hum

   Synonym: bruar

2. to buzz

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	zoar
Personal	zoar	zoares	zoar	zoarmos	zoardes	zoaren
Gerund
	zoando
Past participle
Masculine	zoado			zoados
Feminine	zoada			zoadas
Indicative
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
Present	zoe	zoes	zoe	zoemos	zoedes	zoen
Imperfect	zoase	zoases	zoase	zoásemos	zoásedes	zoasen
Future	zoar	zoares	zoar	zoarmos	zoardes	zoaren
Imperative
Affirmative		zoa	zoe	zoemos	zoade	zoen
Negative (non)		non zoes	non zoe	non zoemos	non zoedes	non zoen

    Conjugation of zoar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / 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	zoas	zoa	zoamos	zoades, zoais	zoam
Imperfect	zoava	zoavas	zoava	zoávamos	zoávades, zoáveis, zoávais1	zoavam
Preterite	zoei	zoaste, zoache1	zoou	zoamos	zoastes	zoárom, zoaram
Pluperfect	zoara	zoaras	zoara	zoáramos	zoárades, zoáreis, zoárais1	zoaram
Future	zoarei	zoarás	zoará	zoaremos	zoaredes, zoareis	zoarám, zoarão
Conditional	zoaria	zoarias	zoaria	zoaríamos	zoaríades, zoaríeis, zoaríais1	zoariam
Subjunctive
Present	zoe	zoes	zoe	zoemos	zoedes, zoeis	zoem
Imperfect	zoasse	zoasses	zoasse	zoássemos	zoássedes, zoásseis	zoassem
Future	zoar	zoares	zoar	zoarmos	zoardes	zoarem
Imperative
Affirmative		zoa	zoe	zoemos	zoade, zoai	zoem
Negative (nom)		nom zoes	nom zoe	nom zoemos	nom zoedes, nom zoeis	nom zoem

    Reintegrated conjugation of zoar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zoar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “zoar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “zoar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zoar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

1. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “zumbar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (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)]

• (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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzwaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzwa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: zo‧ar

Verb

zoar (first-person singular present zoo, first-person singular preterite zoei, past participle zoado)

1. (colloquial, transitive or intransitive) to mock, to make fun of (to make an object of laughter or ridicule) [with direct object or (less commonly) de ‘someone’]

   Synonyms: tirar sarro, caçoar, escarnecer, zombar

2. (intransitive, colloquial) to kid; to joke (to say or do something without being serious)

   Synonym: brincar

3. (intransitive, colloquial) to fool around (to engage in frivolous behaviour)
4. (slang) to mess up; to disorganize

Conjugation

	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

    Conjugation of zoar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Superseded.
²Brazilian Portuguese.
³European Portuguese.

Related terms

• zoeira