ziege

See also: Ziege

English

Etymology

From German Ziege, from Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic *tigā. Compare Old Armenian տիկ (tik, “wineskin”), Albanian dhi (“she-goat”), Ishkashimi dec (“goatskin bag”), and further German Zicke, which is cognate with English tick (“goat”).

Noun

ziege (plural ziege)

1. An edible freshwater fish, Pelecus cultratus, of the order Cypriniformes, with an oblique mouth, a low wavy lateral line and a sharp-edged belly.

   Synonyms: sabre carp, sichel

References

• FishBase

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German ziehen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siːjə/, [ˈt͡siː.ə]

Verb

ziege

1. to pull

Conjugation

Conjugation of ziege

infinitive	ziege
past participle	hot gezoge, hot gezogge
future tense	waerd ziege
subjunctive	daet ziege
	present tense
1st person singular	zieg
2nd person singular	ziegscht
3rd person singular	ziegt
1st person  plural	ziege
2nd person plural	ziegt
3rd person plural	ziege
imperative	du zieg, dihr ziegt