sow

== Translingual == === Symbol === sow (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Sowanda. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Sowanda terms == English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English sowe, from Old English sugu, from Proto-West Germanic *sugu, from Proto-Germanic *sugō, probably from Proto-Indo-European *su(H)kéh₂, from *suH- (“pig”). See also West Frisian sûch, Dutch zeug, Low German Söög, German Sau, Swedish sugga, Norwegian sugge; also Welsh hwch (“pig”), Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará, “swine, boar”); also Danish so, German Sau, Latin sūs, Tocharian B suwo, Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs), Albanian thi, Avestan 𐬵𐬏 (hū, “boar”). See also swine. Doublet of soor. ==== Alternative forms ==== zew, soo (dialectal) ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK, US) IPA(key): /saʊ/ Rhymes: -aʊ Homophone: sough (one pronunciation) ==== Noun ==== sow (plural sows or (archaic) swine) A female animal, particularly: A female pig. Coordinate term: boar Hypernym: pig A female bear; she-bear. A female guinea pig. (derogatory, slang) A contemptible, often fat woman. Synonyms: bitch, cow Clipping of sowbug. A channel that conducts molten metal to molds. A mass of metal solidified in a mold. Synonym: ingot (military) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place, sapping and mining the wall, etc. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English sowen, from Old English sāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *sāan, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-. Compare Dutch zaaien, German säen, Danish så, Norwegian Bokmål så. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /səʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /soʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊ Homophones: sew; (toe–tow merger) seau, so, soe, soh ==== Verb ==== sow (third-person singular simple present sows, present participle sowing, simple past sowed, past participle sown) (ambitransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds). (ambitransitive, figurative) To spread abroad; to propagate. (figurative) To scatter over; to besprinkle. Obsolete spelling of sew. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === See also === Sow SOW === Further reading === “sow”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “sow”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === OSW, OWS, W.O.s, WOs, wos == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== sow alternative form of sowe === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== sow (Northwest Midland) alternative form of sewen (“to sew”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== sow alternative form of sowen (“to torment”)