Zeeg

See also: zeeg

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Sääg, Säge, Seeg, Sege, Zääg, Zäge, Zege
• Siëge (Westphalian)

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):

• Kos
• Kose
• Koss
• Kosse

 

Coordinate terms

• Segenbuck
• Sägenbuck
• Zegenbuck
• Zägenbuck

 

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)