Geiß

German

Alternative forms

• Geiss (Switzerland)

Etymology

From Old High German geiz, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayd-. Cognate with Dutch geit, English goat, Danish ged, Icelandic geit, Swedish get, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits); and with Latin haedus (“kid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡaɪ̯s/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Geiß f (genitive Geiß, plural Geißen, diminutive Geißlein)

1. female goat
2. (dialectal) goat

See also

• Bock m
• Ziege f