ziege

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ziege

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From German Ziege, from Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic *tigā. Compare Old Armenian տիկ (tik, “wineskin”), Albanian dhi (“she-goat”), Ishkashimi [script needed] (dec, “goatskin bag”), and further German Zicke, which is cognate with English tick (“goat”).

noun ziege

An edible freshwater fish, Pelecus cultratus, of the order Cypriniformes, with an oblique mouth, a low wavy lateral line and a sharp-edged belly.
Similar: sabre carp, sabrefish, sichel

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noun freshwater fish

Deutsch	Ziege, Sichling

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@misc{ziege_2026,
  title = {ziege},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ziege},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}