zegge

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛ.ɣə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zeg‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɛɣə

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch *segge, from Old Dutch *seggi, from Proto-West Germanic *sagi.

Noun[edit]

zegge f (plural zeggen, diminutive zeggetje n)

  1. sedge, plant of the genus Carex
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

zegge

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of zeggen