zäh

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See also: zah and zǡh

Alemannic German

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zäh

  1. Alternative form of zää

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German zǣhe, from Old High German zāhi, zāh, from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī) (fitting; clinging; tenacious; tough). Cognate with Dutch taai (tough; chewy), Low German taag (tough; chewy), English tough. Doublet of taff.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsɛː/, ,
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  • Homophone: Zeh (many speakers, chiefly northern and eastern regions)

Adjective

zäh (strong nominative masculine singular zäher, comparative zäher, superlative am zähsten or am zähesten)

  1. not easily yielding, resilient
    1. (of beings) tough, tenacious, dogged
    2. (of food) chewy, stringy
    3. (of liquids) viscous, thick

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Further reading

  • zäh” in Duden online
  • zäh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache