zähe

German

Etymology

From Old High German zāh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsɛːə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtseːə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: zä‧he

Adjective

zähe (comparative zäher, superlative am zähsten or am zähesten)

1. (dated) Alternative form of zäh
2. inflection of zäh:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Further reading

• “zähe” in Duden online