Segge

German

Etymology

Ca. 1700, from Low German Segge, from Middle Low German segge, from Old Saxon *seggi, from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz. Cognate with Dutch zegge, West Frisian sigge, English sedge, Scots seg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛɡə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Seg‧ge

Noun

Segge f (genitive Segge, plural Seggen)

1. sedge (plant of the genus Carex)

Usage notes

• Chiefly found in specialist use for specific plants of this genus. More widely understood terms for similar-looking grasses would be Riedgras or Sauergras.

Declension

Declension of Segge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Segge	die	Seggen
genitive	einer	der	Segge	der	Seggen
dative	einer	der	Segge	den	Seggen
accusative	eine	die	Segge	die	Seggen

Low German

Alternative forms

• Segg

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German segge, from Old Saxon *seggi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz. More at sedge.

Noun

Segge f (plural Seggen) (German Low German)

1. sedge (reed)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German segge.

Noun

Segge f (plural Seggen) (German Low German)

1. saying
2. fairytale; myth; fable