zeger

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Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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zeger m inan (diminutive zegerk)

  1. clock (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)

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Old Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle High German seigære (scales, clock).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /zɛɡɛr/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /zɛɡɛr/

Noun

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zeger m animacy unattested

  1. (attested in Greater Poland) clock (timekeeper)
    Synonym: orłoj
    • 1908 [c. 1500], Bolesław Erzepki, editor, Przyczynki do średniowiecznego słownictwa polskiego. I. Glosy polskie wpisane do łacińsko-niemieckiego słownika drukowanego w roku 1490[1], Lubiń, page 133:
      Horalogium vel horalegium zeger
      [Horalogium vel horalegium zeger]

Descendants

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  • Polish: zegar

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