Neuter

From Middle High German ziuc (“stuff, gear”), from Old High German giziug, from Proto-West Germanic *teug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą. Compare Dutch tuig (“tool, gear”), Old Norse tygi (“gear”). More at toy.

Cognate with Dutch

tuig

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Dieses Abführmittel ist echt übles Zeug .

This laxative is really bad stuff.

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Neuter

Zeug

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡sɔʏ̯k/

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