Zeh

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German

Alternative forms

  • Zehe f (regional and less common for “toe”, also meaning “clove”)

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

Noun

Zeh m (mixed, genitive Zehes or Zehs, plural Zehen, diminutive Zehchen n)

  1. 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 rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Zeh” in Duden online
  • “Zeh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Zeh”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Zeh f (plural Zehe, diminutive Zehche)

  1. toe

Derived terms

Further reading

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