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Ziege

Ziege

See also: ziege

German

Noun

Ziege f ‎(genitive Ziege, plural Ziegen)

  1. goat

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ziege

ziege

See also: Ziege

English

Noun

ziege ‎(plural ziege)

  1. An edible freshwater fish, Pelecus cultratus, of the Cypriniformes order, with an oblique mouth, a low wavy lateral line and a sharp-edged belly.

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Etymology

From Old High German ziga, from Proto-Germanic *tigō, from *dikéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *díks (compare Albanian dhi ‎(“she-goat”), Ishkashmi dec ‎(“goatskin bag”)). Cognate with obsolete English tick ‎(“a goat”). Related to Zicke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsiːɡə/

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