zaher

See also: zäher

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• zeher, zār

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German zahar, from Proto-West Germanic *tahr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈt͡s̄ahər/

Noun

zaher m or f

1. tear

Declension

Declension of zaher (strong masculine without umlaut)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	zaher	die	zaher, zahere
genitive	eines	dës	zahers, zaheres	dër	zaher, zahere
dative	eime	dëm	zaher, zahere	dën	zahern, zaheren
accusative	einen	dën	zaher	die	zaher, zahere

Declension of zaher (strong feminine ending in a consonant)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	diu	zaher	die	zahere
genitive	einer	dër	zahere, zaher	dër	zahere
dative	einer	dër	zahere, zaher	dën	zaheren
accusative	eine	die	zaher	die	zahere

Descendants

• Central Middle High German: zār ⇒ zære pl
  • German: Zähre sg