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/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Homophone: ziehst

Noun

Ziest m (strong, genitive Ziestes, plural Zieste)

  1. (botany) any plant of the genus Stachys

Declension

Declension of Ziest [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ziest die Zieste
genitive eines des Ziestes der Zieste
dative einem dem Ziest, Zieste1 den Ziesten
accusative einen den Ziest die Zieste

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Knollenziest
  • Sumpfziest
  • Waldziest

Further reading

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