"so" meaning in Afrikaans

See so in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /sʊə̯/
Etymology: From Dutch zo, from Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch sō, from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *swē. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|zo}} Dutch zo, {{inh|af|dum|sô}} Middle Dutch sô, {{inh|af|odt|sō}} Old Dutch sō, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*swā}} Proto-West Germanic *swā, {{der|af|gem-pro|*swa}} Proto-Germanic *swa Head templates: {{head|af|adverb}} so
  1. so, like that/this, thus (in such a way)
    Sense id: en-so-af-adv-7Xd1e0iG
  2. so, that, to such an extent
    Sense id: en-so-af-adv-vzPzwsiq Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: soe (english: Western Cape) Derived forms: sodat

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sodat"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "zo"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "sô"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch sô",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "sō"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch sō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*swā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch zo, from Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch sō, from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *swē.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "so",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "so, like that/this, thus (in such a way)"
      ],
      "id": "en-so-af-adv-7Xd1e0iG",
      "links": [
        [
          "so",
          "so#English"
        ],
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ],
        [
          "this",
          "this"
        ],
        [
          "thus",
          "thus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "so, that, to such an extent"
      ],
      "id": "en-so-af-adv-vzPzwsiq",
      "links": [
        [
          "so",
          "so#English"
        ],
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sʊə̯/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Western Cape",
      "word": "soe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "so"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Afrikaans adverbs",
    "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
    "Afrikaans lemmas",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 61 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "sodat"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "zo"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "sô"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch sô",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "sō"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch sō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*swā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch zo, from Middle Dutch sô, from Old Dutch sō, from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from a merger of Proto-Germanic *swa and *swē.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "so",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "so, like that/this, thus (in such a way)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "so",
          "so#English"
        ],
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ],
        [
          "this",
          "this"
        ],
        [
          "thus",
          "thus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "so, that, to such an extent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "so",
          "so#English"
        ],
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sʊə̯/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "Western Cape",
      "word": "soe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "so"
}

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