Zicke

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German zickīn, from Old High German zickīn (“kid”), from Proto-Germanic *tikkīną (compare Old English tiċċen (“kid”)), from Proto-Indo-European *digós (“goat”), genitive of *díks. Cognate with obsolete English tick (“a goat”). More at Ziege.

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Noun[edit]

Zicke f (genitive Zicke, plural Zicken, diminutive Zicklein n)

  1. she-goat, nanny goat
    Synonyms: Geiß (regional), Ziege
  2. (informal, derogatory) a touchy, fractious or difficult person (usually, but not necessarily, female)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Zicke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zicke die Zicken
genitive einer der Zicke der Zicken
dative einer der Zicke den Zicken
accusative eine die Zicke die Zicken

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