Neuter
Meaning
sieve; sifter; strainer; colander; riddle (any device with holes used to separate solids from liquids or fine matter from coarse matter)
Concepts
Synonyms
Seicher
Setzkasten
Malerleinwand
Separator
Extraktor
Plattenturm
Durchschlag <Sieb>
Strainer
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
seechter
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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