Zicke

German

Etymology

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.

Noun

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

1. she-goat, nanny goat
2. a touchy, fractious or difficult person (usually, but not necessarily, female)

Declension

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

Related terms

• Ziege
• Zimtzicke
• rumzicken
• zickig
• Zickenalarm

Further reading

• Zicke in Duden online