Zweig

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zwīc, from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic *twīgą. Cognate with Dutch twijg, English twig. Compare the latter for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsvaɪ̯k/, (standard)
  • IPA(key): /tsvaɪ̯ç/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
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  • Hyphenation: Zweig

Noun

Zweig m (strong, genitive Zweiges or Zweigs, plural Zweige, diminutive Zweigchen n or Zweiglein n or Zweigerl n)

  1. branch, twig
  2. (figurative) branch; section

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Holonyms

  • (branch, twig): Baum

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zweig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Zweig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Zweig” in Duden online
  • Zweig on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de