Zeh
See also: žeh
German
Alternative forms
- Zehe f (regional and less common for “toe”, also meaning “clove”)
Etymology
From Middle High German zēhe, from Old High German zēha, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ (“toe”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tseː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Audio (file) - Homophone: zäh (regional)
Noun
Zeh m (mixed, genitive Zehes or Zehs, plural Zehen, diminutive Zehchen n)
- toe
Declension
Declension of Zeh [masculine, mixed]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Zeh | die | Zehen |
genitive | eines | des | Zehes, Zehs | der | Zehen |
dative | einem | dem | Zeh, Zehe1 | den | Zehen |
accusative | einen | den | Zeh | die | Zehen |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Zehengänger
- Zehenspitze
- Zehennagel, Zehnagel
Further reading
- “Zeh” in Duden online
- “Zeh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Zeh”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡seː/
Noun
Zeh f (plural Zehe, diminutive Zehche)
- toe
Derived terms
- Zehenaaghel
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary