Polyglot Dictionary

Zweig

/tsvaɪ̯k/

der noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Zweige

Meaning

  1. branch, twig

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

ableger

Zweig is the literal word for a tree branch; Ableger specifically means a cutting that can grow into a new plant, or figuratively a branch/offshoot of a business.

Similar in other languages

English

offshoot

Close — a branch relates to an offshoot.

Practice

1 What does Zweig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein Vogel saß auf dem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zweig?

See also

noun

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