Geiß
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German geiz, from Proto-West Germanic *gait.
Cognate with Dutch geit, English goat, Danish ged, Icelandic geit, Swedish get, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits); and with Latin haedus (“kid”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Geiß f (genitive Geiß, plural Geißen, diminutive Geißlein n)
- (regional) goat (species)
- Synonym: Ziege
- (regional) she-goat
- Synonyms: Zicke, Ziege
- Antonyms: Geißbock, Ziegenbock
- female roe deer
Usage notes edit
- In standard German, the word is now widely restricted to southern Germany and Austria, although many dialects in northern and central Germany have also traditionally used Geiß or cognates thereof (compare Dutch geit). The derivative Geißbock (“billy goat”) remains somewhat more widespread than Geiß itself.
Declension edit
Declension of Geiß [feminine]
Derived terms edit
- Geißlein n
Related terms edit
See also edit
- Bock m
- Zicke f
- Ziegenbock m