"zig" meaning in German

See zig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

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

Download JSON data for zig meaning in German (1.7kB)

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        "3": "",
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "de",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "achtzig",
        "3": "",
        "4": "eighty"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the terminal syllable -zig in numerals such as zwanzig (“twenty”), vierzig (“forty”), achtzig (“eighty”).",
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        }
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          "word": "zigfach"
        },
        {
          "word": "zigmal"
        },
        {
          "word": "zigster"
        },
        {
          "word": "zighundert"
        },
        {
          "word": "zigtausend"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Der Verkäufer hat mir zig verschiedene Modelle gezeigt.\nThe salesperson showed me umpteen different models.",
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        }
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      ],
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "word": "zigfach"
    },
    {
      "word": "zigmal"
    },
    {
      "word": "zigster"
    },
    {
      "word": "zighundert"
    },
    {
      "word": "zigtausend"
    }
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      "expansion": "-zig",
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      },
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        "3": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "zig",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "num",
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    {
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        "German terms with audio links",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Der Verkäufer hat mir zig verschiedene Modelle gezeigt.\nThe salesperson showed me umpteen different models.",
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      ],
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          "tens",
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          "dozens",
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