"zig" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /zɪɡ/ Audio: en-us-zig.ogg [US] Forms: zigs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡ Etymology: Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zag. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|zigzag}} Back-formation from zigzag, {{m|en|zag}} zag Head templates: {{en-noun}} zig (plural zigs)
  1. A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction. Translations (A sudden change of direction): äkkikäännös (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-zig-en-noun-b4zQOr7k

Verb [English]

IPA: /zɪɡ/ Audio: en-us-zig.ogg [US] Forms: zigs [present, singular, third-person], zigging [participle, present], zigged [participle, past], zigged [past]
Rhymes: -ɪɡ Etymology: Back-formation from zigzag. Compare zag. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|zigzag}} Back-formation from zigzag, {{m|en|zag}} zag Head templates: {{en-verb}} zig (third-person singular simple present zigs, present participle zigging, simple past and past participle zigged)
  1. To make such a turn. Derived forms: zig when one should zag Related terms: zigzag
    Sense id: en-zig-en-verb-WHoIu1ji Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English back-formations: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 92

Noun [French]

IPA: /zi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-zig.wav Forms: zigs [plural]
Etymology: A variation of zigue. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|zigue}} zigue Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} zig m (plural zigs)
  1. guy; bloke; individual Tags: masculine Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-zig-fr-noun-HZRyjQiy Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Numeral [German]

IPA: /tsɪç/ Audio: De-zig.ogg
Etymology: From the terminal syllable -zig in numerals such as zwanzig (“twenty”), vierzig (“forty”), achtzig (“eighty”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|-zig}} -zig, {{m|de|zwanzig||twenty}} zwanzig (“twenty”), {{m|de|vierzig||forty}} vierzig (“forty”), {{m|de|achtzig||eighty}} achtzig (“eighty”) Head templates: {{head|de|numeral}} zig
  1. umpteen, tens of, dozens of (an unspecified number, usually between 10 and 100) Derived forms: zigfach, zigmal, zigster, zighundert, zigtausend Related terms: x
    Sense id: en-zig-de-num-6MQ5YT1E Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for zig meaning in All languages combined (5.6kB)

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