See also: zah and zǡh

Alemannic German edit

Numeral edit

zäh

  1. Alternative form of zää

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German zǣhe, from Old High German zāhi, zāh, from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī) (fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough). Cognate with Dutch taai (tough; chewy), Low German taag (tough; chewy), English tough.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tsɛː/, [t͡sɛː], [t͡seː]
  • (file)
  • Homophone: Zeh (many speakers, chiefly northern and eastern regions)

Adjective edit

zäh (strong nominative masculine singular zäher, comparative zäher, superlative am zähsten or am zähesten)

  1. not easily yielding, resilient
    1. (of beings) tough, tenacious, dogged
    2. (of food) chewy, stringy
    3. (of liquids) viscous, thick

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Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • zäh” in Duden online
  • zäh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache