Zeuge

witness, wit (slang), deponent, attestor (attester), voucher (male or of unspecified gender)

Zeug

  1. (neuter, strong) stuff, gear, equipment
  2. (neuter, strong) material
  3. (neuter, strong) fabric, clothing, clothes
  4. (neuter, strong) garbage, rubbish, anything bad or harmful

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

zyyg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə/
Etymology

In summary

From the verb zeugen. Cognate with Dutch getuige.

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