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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)
- Hyphenation: Zweig
Noun
Zweig m (strong, genitive Zweiges or Zweigs, plural Zweige, diminutive Zweigchen n or Zweiglein n or Zweigerl n)
- branch, twig
- (figurative) branch; section
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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