German

Noun

Zucht f ‎(genitive Zucht, plural Zuchten)

1. (uncountable) breeding (act of growing plants or animals)
2. (countable) breed (lineage or subspecies of plants or animals)
3. (countable) animal farm; farm where animals are bred
4. (uncountable, literary or slightly dated) discipline; education; manners

Declension

Derived terms

• züchten
• Aufzucht
• Nachzucht
• Unzucht

Dutch

Noun

zucht m ‎(plural zuchten, diminutive zuchtje n)

1. sigh

Related terms

• zuchten

Interjection

zucht

1. sigh

Verb

zucht

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of zuchten
2. imperative of zuchten

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch suchte, from Old Dutch suhti, suhte (also sufte which is a hypercorrection), from Proto-Germanic *suhtiz. Cognate to German Sucht and Old Norse sótt. Related to ziek.

Noun

zucht f ‎(plural zuchten, diminutive zuchtje n)

1. longing, desire
2. a pathological desire or craving
3. (usually used in compounds) a disease, sickness

Derived terms

• (pathological desire): bemoeizucht, hebzucht, drankzucht, eerzucht, ijverzucht, vernielzucht
• (disease): geelzucht, vetzucht