Zibbe

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the 19th century, from East Central German, from Middle High German zibbe, from Old High German zibba, from Proto-West Germanic *tibā (“bitch, female dog”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɪbə/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (regional) ewe, nanny goat
    Synonyms: Mutterschaf, Ziege, Zicke
  2. (technical) doe hare, doe rabbit
    Synonym: Häsin
  3. (dialectal or archaic) female dog; bitch
    Synonym: Hündin

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “tib(b)ōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 515
  2. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “teef1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading
  • “Zibbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zibbe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zibbe” in Duden online
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