Ziest

== German == === Etymology === 18th century, from Lower Sorbian cysć and/or Upper Sorbian čist, themselves derived from Proto-Slavic *čistъ (“pure”) because of the plant’s use as a blood purifier (cf. English woundwort). Cognate with Polish czyściec, Czech čistec. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tsiːst/ Homophone: ziehst === Noun === Ziest m (strong, genitive Ziestes, plural Zieste) (botany) any plant of the genus Stachys ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Ziest”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Ziest” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Ziest” in Duden online