Zote

German

Etymology

Central German byform of Zotte (“clotted flock of hair”) with open-syllable lengthening before -t-. Originally in the vulgar expression Zot(t)en reißen (“to remove clotted hairs from the pubic or anal region”), then used figuratively for the use of foul language (15th century).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsoːtə/

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Noun

Zote f (genitive Zote, plural Zoten)

1. ribald, “dirty” joke or anecdote

Declension

Declension of Zote [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Zote	die	Zoten
genitive	einer	der	Zote	der	Zoten
dative	einer	der	Zote	den	Zoten
accusative	eine	die	Zote	die	Zoten

Derived terms

• zotig