jag

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A sharp projection.
2. A part broken off; a fragment.
3. A flap, a tear in a clothing
4. A cleft or division.
5. (Scotland) A medical injection, a jab.
6. (Pennsylvania, Western, dialectal) A thorn from a bush (see jaggerbush).
7. (Pennsylvania, Western, abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, dialectal, ellipsis) Ellipsis of jagoff (“an irritating, inept, or repugnant person”).

Verb

1. To cut unevenly.
2. (Pennsylvania, Western) To tease.

Konzepte

Zacke

Riss

Auszackung

Zahn

🦷

Kerbe

Zahn ''m'' -s

Zähne

Synonyme

notch

dent

chip

dag

indent

sharp projection

draft

draught

edge

extrusion

fix

freight

gap

hack

helping

hit

hob

incisure

indentation

indenture

jog

jute

knob

lading

load

mill

onus

plate

point

prick

projection

prominence

protrusion

rag

ramus

ration

recess

salience

saliency

salient

saw

🪚

scallop

shipment

shred

slit

slot

bulge

tatter

tooth

🦷

undercut

Übersetzungen

crepatura

αιχμή

diş

🦷

dentellare

scheur

raja

saillie

άνοιγμα

κόψιμο

φόρτωμα

seghettare

strappo

diente

🦷

noce

💒

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/d͡ʒæɡ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: jagge

Geerbt von Altenglisch: ċeacga

In summary

The noun is from late Middle English jagge, from Old English giagga, giacga. The ultimate origin could be sound-symbolic of sudden movement, compare with jam and rag.
The verb is from jaggen, from Old English giacgian.