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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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zegge f (plural zeggen, diminutive zeggetje n)

  1. sedge (plant of genus Carex)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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zegge

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