Zicke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zickīn, from Old High German zickīn (kid), from Proto-Germanic *tikkīną (compare Old English tiċċen (kid)), from Proto-Indo-European *digós (goat), genitive of *díks. Cognate with obsolete English tick (a goat). More at Ziege.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪkə/
  • (file)
  • 1996: Zi‧cke, pre-1996: Zik‧ke

Noun

Zicke f (genitive Zicke, plural Zicken, diminutive Zicklein n)

  1. she-goat, nanny goat
    Synonyms: Geiß (regional), Ziege
  2. (informal, derogatory) a touchy, fractious or difficult person (usually, but not necessarily, female)

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