sedge

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any of various other plants resembling true sedges, such as Gentiana rubricaulis and Andropogon virginicus.

Sinonieme

reed

carex

rush

moss

cane

bulrush

seaweed

Carex

drinking straw

Vertalings

laîche

Carex

zegge

carrizo

Segge

carex

Riedgras

Schilfgras

carex

sala

Seggen

carice

cypéracées

jisca

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/sɛd͡ʒ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: segge

Geërf van Old English: seċġ

Verwante met Nederlands: zegge

Verwante met Duits: Segge

Verwante met Duits: Saher

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *sagjaz
Proto-West Germanic *sagi
Old English seċġ
Middle English segge
English sedge
From Middle English segge, from Old English seċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”).
Cognate with Dutch zegge and German Segge, dialectal German Saher (“reeds”).