zäh

See also: zah and zǡh

Alemannic German

Numeral

zäh

  1. Alternative form of zää

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German zǣhe, from Old High German zāh, from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough), from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (to bite). Cognate with English tough, Scots teuch (tough), tūch (tough), Dutch taai (tough), Low German tage, taag, taë, taa (tough).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsɛː/, /tseː/
  • Homophone: Zeh (regional)
  • (file)

Adjective

zäh (comparative zäher, superlative am zähsten or am zähesten)

  1. tough
  2. tenacious, dogged
  3. chewy, stringy
  4. viscous

Declension

Further reading

  • zäh in Duden online
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