zegge

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛ.ɣə/
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  • Hyphenation: zeg‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɛɣə

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch *segge, from Old Dutch *seggi, from Proto-West Germanic *sagi.

Noun

zegge f (plural zeggen, diminutive zeggetje n)

  1. sedge (plant of genus Carex)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zegge

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of zeggen