Ziest

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German

Etymology

18th century, from Lower Sorbian cysć, derived from Proto-Slavic *čistъ (“pure”) because of its use as a blood purifier (cf. English woundwort). Cognate with Polish czyściec, Czech čistec.

Pronunciation

Noun

Ziest m (strong, genitive Ziestes, plural Zieste)

  1. (botany) any plant of the genus Stachys

Declension

Declension of Ziest
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ziest die Zieste
genitive eines des Ziestes der Zieste
dative einem dem Ziest, Zieste1 den Ziesten
accusative einen den Ziest die Zieste

1Now rare, see notes.

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