zegge

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛ.ɣə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: zeg‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɛɣə

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch *segge, from Old Dutch *seggi, from Proto-West Germanic *sagi.

Noun

zegge f (plural zeggen, diminutive zeggetje n)

1. sedge, plant of the genus Carex

Derived terms

• zandzegge

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zegge

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of zeggen