Ziegler

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ziegler.

Proper noun

Ziegler (plural Zieglers)

1. A surname from German, notably held by Viggo Brun.
   • 1990 September 28, “Fuhr Suspended One Year by NHL for Using Drugs”, in Los Angeles Times:

     "This use was sporadic, sometimes 'bingeful,' but never at an addictive level," Ziegler said.

Derived terms

• Wohl-Ziegler reaction
• Ziegler catalyst
• Ziegler's water rat

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ziegeler. Equivalent to Ziegel +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsiːɡlər/, [ˈt͡siː.ɡlɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Ziegler m (strong, genitive Zieglers, plural Ziegler)

1. (archaic) brickmaker

   Synonym: Ziegelbrenner

Declension

Declension of Ziegler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ziegler	die	Ziegler
genitive	eines	des	Zieglers	der	Ziegler
dative	einem	dem	Ziegler	den	Zieglern
accusative	einen	den	Ziegler	die	Ziegler

Proper noun

Ziegler m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Zieglers)

1. A common surname.

Further reading

• “Ziegler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ziegler” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Ziegler” in Duden online
• “Ziegler” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Ziegler on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de