siech

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German siech, from Old High German sioh, siuh, from Proto-West Germanic *seuk, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz. Cognate with English sick, Dutch ziek, Swedish sjuk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ziːç/
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Adjective

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siech (strong nominative masculine singular siecher, comparative siecher, superlative am siechsten)

  1. (dated in literary style, otherwise uncommon) sick; ill; weak; frail; ailing; afflicted
    Synonyms: altersschwach, krank, geschwächt
    • 1981, Gregor von Rezzori, Der arbeitslose König. Maghrebinische Märchen, Gütersloh: C. Bertelsmann, pages 99–100:
      War er auch schweißgebadet, atemlos und siech vor Erschöpfung hier angelangt, so fühlte er sich mit einemmal frisch und doppelt leistungsfähig.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • siech” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • siech” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • siech” in Duden online

Middle High German

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Etymology

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From Old High German sioh, siuh, from Proto-West Germanic *seuk, from Proto-Germanic *seukaz.

Adjective

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siech

  1. sick, leprous

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Alemannic German: siech
  • German: siech

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