"Zecke" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtsɛkə/ Audio: De-Zecke.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German zecke, from Old High German cecho, from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō (“tick”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|zecke}} Middle High German zecke, {{inh|de|goh|cecho}} Old High German cecho, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*tīkō|t=tick}} Proto-West Germanic *tīkō (“tick”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Zecke f (genitive Zecke, plural Zecken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Zecke [genitive], Zecken [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zecke [nominative, singular], Zecken [definite, nominative, plural], Zecke [genitive, singular], Zecken [definite, genitive, plural], Zecke [dative, singular], Zecken [dative, definite, plural], Zecke [accusative, singular], Zecken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. tick (animal) Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Arachnids, Parasites
    Sense id: en-Zecke-de-noun-1rZa1-9i Disambiguation of Arachnids: 45 55 Disambiguation of Parasites: 56 44
  2. (slang, derogatory) lefty (person, usually young, who supports leftwing politics) Tags: derogatory, feminine, slang Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Arachnids
    Sense id: en-Zecke-de-noun-dnO6Cl1L Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Disambiguation of Arachnids: 45 55 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Zeckenbiss, Zeckenlarve, Zeckennymphe

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Zecke meaning in German (5.0kB)

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