Masculine

Zweig

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) branch, twig
  2. (figuratively, masculine, strong) branch; section

Concepts

branch
twig
bough
sprig
brace
field
limb
chapter
offshoot
path
🛣️
spray
spurs
section
realm
sphere
stick
tine
twigs

sideshoot

branchlet

tree branch

treelimb

arm
branch
bow
🙇
business
category
class
department
division
fork
gore
group
leaf
leg
🦵
limbs
Synonyms

Ast
C2
Branche
C1
Fach
C1
Bereich
B2
Abzweigung
26k
Arm
A2
Gebiet
B1
Rute
29k
Sparte
30k
Linie
B2
Verzweigung
Gerte
Disziplin
C1
Sektion
C1

Seitenast

Zweiggebiet

Schiene
22k

Nebenzweig

Nebenlinie

Reis
C1
🍚
Schenkel
C2

Ramus

verholzter Trieb

Sprosse
Teilgebiet
Reiser
Spross
47k

Fachrichtung

Klasse
A2
Faktion

kleiner Ast

Ästchen

abheben
C2
Baumast
Ableger
Abteilung
B2
aufheben
C1
Ausläufer
Blatt
B2
Büschel
48k
erheben
B2
errichten
C1
Feld
B2
Filiale
C2
Gewalt
B1
Gruppe
B1
heben
B2
Helfer
C1
Kinn
C1
Locke
C1
Translations

rama
ramo
branche
tak
rameau
ramo
💐
galho
ramo
💐
dal

κλαδί

branca
twijg
ramoscello

κλάδος

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

zwyyg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/tsvaɪ̯k/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
zwīc
Inherited from Old High German
zwīg
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
twijg
Cognate with English
English
twig
In summary

From Middle High German zwīc, from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic *twīgą. Cognate with Dutch twijg, English twig. Compare the latter for more.

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