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ziege

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ziege
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

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 [script needed] (dec, “goatskin bag”), and further German Zicke, which is cognate with English tick (“goat”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ziege, zige, ziga, *tigā

Synonyms

sabre carp sabrefish sichel

Questions

What does ziege mean?
An edible freshwater fish, Pelecus cultratus, of the order Cypriniformes, with an oblique mouth, a low wavy lateral line and a sharp-edged belly.
Where does ziege come from?
It is traced to German.

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