"Seiger" meaning in German

See Seiger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈzaɪ̯ɡɐ/ Audio: De-Seiger.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle High German seigære, from seigen, possibly related to sīgen, from *sīganą. Alternatively, seigen may be derived from exagium. Compare Hungarian cseger, Polish zegar, and Yiddish זייגער (zeyger). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|de|gmh|seigære|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle High German seigære, {{inh+|de|gmh|seigære}} Inherited from Middle High German seigære, {{cog|hu|cseger}} Hungarian cseger, {{cog|pl|zegar}} Polish zegar, {{cog|yi|זייגער}} Yiddish זייגער (zeyger) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Seiger m (strong, genitive Seigers, plural Seiger) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Seigers [genitive], Seiger [plural], strong [table-tags], Seiger [nominative, singular], Seiger [definite, nominative, plural], Seigers [genitive, singular], Seiger [definite, genitive, plural], Seiger [dative, singular], Seigern [dative, definite, plural], Seiger [accusative, singular], Seiger [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (obsolete or regional) clock (chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day) Tags: masculine, obsolete, regional, strong Synonyms: Uhr
    Sense id: en-Seiger-de-noun-ZNiH2mFO Categories (other): Regional German, Clocks, Time Disambiguation of Clocks: 46 54 Disambiguation of Time: 100 0
  2. hand (index or pointer on a dial, such as on an analogue clock) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Uhrweiser, Uhrzeiger, Zeiger
    Sense id: en-Seiger-de-noun-6NA0Xb~c Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Clocks Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Clocks: 46 54
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