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

IPA^(key): /tsiːst/
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Homophone: ziehst

Noun

Ziest m (strong, genitive Ziestes, plural Zieste)

(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.

Derived terms

Further reading

“Ziest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Ziest” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Ziest” in Duden online

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