Zeeg

See also: zeeg

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German czēge, sēge, borrowed from Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic *tigā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(t)seːç/

Noun

Zeeg f (plural Zegen)

  1. (in some dialects) goat
  2. (in some dialects) she-goat, female goat, nanny goat, nanny

Synonyms

  • (in other dialects, including Low Prussian):

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • Zegenboort
  • Zegenfleesch
  • Zegenkees
  • Zegenmelk

References

  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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