Zeisig

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German zīsec, zīsic. Cognate with Czech čížek (“siskin”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čižь. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡saɪ̯zɪç/ IPA(key): /ˈt͡saɪ̯zɪk/ Hyphenation: Zei‧sig === Noun === Zeisig m (strong, genitive Zeisigs, plural Zeisige) siskin, especially the Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) (obsolete, derogatory) rake, debauchee (lewd or wanton person) ein lockerer Zeisig ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Birkenzeisig Erlenzeisig Zitronenzeisig === Further reading === Zeisig on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Zeisig” in Duden online “Zeisig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) “Zeisig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Zeisig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon