Segge

German

Etymology

Ca. 1700, from Low German Segge, from Middle Low German segge, from Old Saxon *seggi, from Proto-West Germanic *sagi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz. Cognate with Dutch zegge, English sedge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛɡə/
  • (file)

Noun

Segge f (genitive Segge, plural Seggen)

  1. sedge (plant of the genus Carex)

Usage notes

  • Chiefly found in specialist use for specific plants of this genus. As a general, popular term for similar-looking grasses use Sauergras or Riedgras.

Declension

German Low German

Alternative forms

  • Segg

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German segge, from Old Saxon *seggi, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaz. More at sedge.

Noun

Segge f (plural Seggen)

  1. sedge (reed)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German segge.

Noun

Segge f (plural Seggen)

  1. saying
  2. fairytale; myth; fable
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