See also: zah and zǡh

Alemannic German

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Numeral

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zäh

  1. Alternative form of zää

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Adjective

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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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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