Alternative forms

• sou (choice depends chiefly on intonation)

Etymology

From Old High GermanCategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German#ESOU sō, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#ESOU *swā, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ESOU *swa. Cognate with German so, Dutch zo, English so, Icelandic svo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈzeu̯/, [əˈzəʊ̯]Category:Luxembourgish 2-syllable words#ESOUCategory:Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation#ESOU (basic form)
• IPA^(key): /ezu/, [əzu]Category:Luxembourgish 2-syllable words#ESOUCategory:Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation#ESOU (reduced)

  Rhymes: -əʊCategory:Rhymes:Luxembourgish/əʊ#ESOUCategory:Rhymes:Luxembourgish/əʊ/2 syllables#ESOU

Adverb

esouCategory:Luxembourgish lemmas#ESOUCategory:Luxembourgish adverbs#ESOUCategory:Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header#ESOUCategory:Pages with entries#ESOUCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ESOU

1. so (to such an extent)

   Firwat ass et esou deier?

   Why is it so expensive?

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2. so, like this/that, in this/that way

   Fuer net esou séier!

   Don't drive so fast!

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3. (esou ... (e)wéi) as ... as
4. (esou ... datt) so that, in such a way that