ziege

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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.

Similar
sabre carpsabrefishsichel
OriginGerman Ziege ← Middle High German zige ← Old High German ziga →
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Meanings

nounziege (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, sabrefish, sichel

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
sabre carpsabrefishsichel

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*tigā
  2. Old High Germanziga
  3. Middle High Germanzige
  4. GermanZiege
  5. Englishziege

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”).

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Translations

German Ziege, Sichling
  • Ziegefreshwater fish
  • Sichlingfreshwater fish
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APA

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Chicago

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