Zeh

German

Alternative forms

Zehe f (regional; less common)

Etymology

From Middle High German zēhe, from Old High German zēha, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ (“toe”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tseː/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -eː
Homophone: zäh (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)

Noun

Zeh m (genitive Zehs or Zehes, plural Zehen)

toe

Declension

Declension of Zeh

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zeh	die	Zehen
genitive	eines	des	Zehes, Zehs	der	Zehen
dative	einem	dem	Zeh, Zehe¹	den	Zehen
accusative	einen	den	Zeh	die	Zehen

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Zeh in Duden online

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