Ziege

See also: ziege

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-Germanic *tigǭ, from *dikéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *díks (compare Albanian dhi (“she-goat”), Ishkashimi dec (“goatskin bag”)). Cognate with obsolete English tick (“a goat”). Related to Zicke.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtsiːɡə/
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Noun

Ziege f (genitive Ziege, plural Ziegen)

goat

Usage notes

The singular refers principally to female goats, though it might also be used for male ones. The plural is entirely neutral with regard to natural gender.
The female gender may be specified by means of the word Zicke, which is uncommon in literary German, however.

Declension

Declension of Ziege

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ziege	die	Ziegen
genitive	einer	der	Ziege	der	Ziegen
dative	einer	der	Ziege	den	Ziegen
accusative	eine	die	Ziege	die	Ziegen

Synonyms

Geiß f (regional)

Derived terms

Ziegenbock m
Ziegenficker m

See also

Further reading

Ziege in Duden online

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