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zig.

umpteen, tens of, dozens of (an unspecified number, usually between 10 and 100)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

num/tsɪç//tsɪk/Germany/tsɪk/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland
  1. umpteen, tens of, dozens of (an unspecified number, usually between 10 and 100)

    Der Verkäufer hat mir zig verschiedene Modelle gezeigt.
Where this word comes from

From the terminal syllable -zig in numerals such as zwanzig (“twenty”), vierzig (“forty”), achtzig (“eighty”). Compare Dutch tig.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.