Zucht

See also: zucht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zuht, from Old High German zuht, from Proto-Germanic *tuhtiz (“discipline”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, draw, lead”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tucht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tsʊxt/, [t͡sʊxt]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ʊχt

Noun

Zucht f (genitive Zucht, plural Zuchten)

(uncountable) breeding (act of growing plants or animals)
(countable) breed (lineage or subspecies of plants or animals)
(countable) animal farm; farm where animals are bred
(uncountable, literary or slightly dated) discipline; education; manners

Declension

Declension of Zucht

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Zucht	die	Zuchten
genitive	einer	der	Zucht	der	Zuchten
dative	einer	der	Zucht	den	Zuchten
accusative	eine	die	Zucht	die	Zuchten

Derived terms

züchten
Aufzucht
Nachzucht
Unzucht

Further reading

Zucht in Duden online

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