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Etymology

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From Middle High German zwīc, from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic *twīgą. Cognate with Dutch twijg, English twig. Compare the latter for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tsvaɪ̯k/, [t͡sʋaɪ̯k] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /tsvaɪ̯ç/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Zweig

Noun

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Zweig m (strong, genitive Zweiges or Zweigs, plural Zweige, diminutive Zweigchen n or Zweiglein n or Zweigerl n)

  1. branch, twig
  2. (figurative) branch; section

Declension

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Synonyms

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Hyponyms

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  • (definition 1):

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Holonyms

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  • (branch, twig): Baum

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Zweig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Zweig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Zweig” in Duden online
  •   Zweig on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de