German Conversation · Level 14
87 words
German word
Ziege
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈtsiːgə/
Meaning
- feminine noungoat
Example
Wir haben zwei Ziegen im Garten.
We have two goats in the garden.
More examples
Auf dem Hof melkt er jeden Morgen die Ziege.
On the farm, he milks the goat every morning.
Core concept
A horned, sure-footed farm animal associated with milk, cheese, and browsing vegetation.
Common phrases
eine Ziege halten
keep a goat
die Ziege melken
milk the goat
Similar words
Schaf: A farm animal raised for its wool and meat.
Kuh: A large farm animal raised for milk and dairy products.
Ziegenbock: An adult male goat, often kept for breeding.
Zicklein: A young goat.
Definition in German
Ein kleines bis mittelgroßes Haus- oder Nutztier mit Hörnern, das besonders zur Milch- und Käsegewinnung gehalten wird.
Word origin
Ziege is an inherited Germanic word recorded in Old High German as zîga and in Middle High German as ziege.
Usage tips
- Ziege is feminine, so the forms are die Ziege, eine Ziege, and die Ziegen in the plural.
Related words
- Ziegenkäsegoat cheesenoun
- Ziegenbockbilly goatnoun
- Ziegenstallgoat shednoun