zäh

See also: zah and zǡh

Alemannic German

Numeral

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tsɛː/, [t͡sɛː], [t͡seː]
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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

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “zäh” in Duden online
  • “zäh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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