Zweig

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German zwīc, from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic *twīgą. Cognate with Dutch twijg, English twig. Compare the latter for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /tsvaɪ̯k/, [t͡sʋaɪ̯k] (standard)
IPA^(key): /tsvaɪ̯ç/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
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Noun[edit]

Zweig m (strong, genitive Zweiges or Zweigs, plural Zweige, diminutive Zweigchen n or Zweiglein n or Zweigerl n)

branch, twig
(figurative) branch; section

Declension[edit]

Declension of Zweig [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zweig	die	Zweige
genitive	eines	des	Zweiges, Zweigs	der	Zweige
dative	einem	dem	Zweig, Zweige¹	den	Zweigen
accusative	einen	den	Zweig	die	Zweige

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms[edit]

(figuratively): Branche, Sektor

Hyponyms[edit]

(definition 1):

(definition 2):

Holonyms[edit]

(branch, twig): Baum

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

“Zweig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Zweig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Zweig” in Duden online
Zweig on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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