Neuter

Sieb

Meaning

sieve; sifter; strainer; colander; riddle (any device with holes used to separate solids from liquids or fine matter from coarse matter)

Frequency

28k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

seechter

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

siib

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ziːp/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German sip, from Old High German sib, from Proto-West Germanic *sibi. Cognate with Dutch zeef, English sieve.

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