Polyglot Dictionary

Zecke

/ˈtsɛkə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Zecken

Meaning

  1. tick

    • Eine Zecke hat ihn gebissen.

      A tick bit him.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

carrapato

carrapato is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tick."

Portuguese

tique

tique is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tick."

Practice

1 What does Zecke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eine ___ hat ihn gebissen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zecke?

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