ziege

Meaning

An edible freshwater fish, Pelecus cultratus, of the order Cypriniformes, with an oblique mouth, a low wavy lateral line and a sharp-edged belly.

Synonyms

sabre carp

Translations

Ziege

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Sichling

ziege

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Armenian: տիկ

Cognate with Albanian: dhi

Cognate with Ishkashimi: dec

In summary

From German Ziege, from Middle High German zige, from Old High German ziga, from Proto-West Germanic *tigā. Compare Old Armenian տիկ (tik, “wineskin”), Albanian dhi (“she-goat”), Ishkashimi [script needed] (dec, “goatskin bag”), and further German Zicke, which is cognate with English tick (“goat”).