Zeese
German, noun/ˈtseːzə/
Zeese is a German feminine noun meaning “a kind of traditional dragnet used along the German Baltic coast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schleppnetz (ursprünglich mit zwei Flügeln)”.
What does Zeese mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea kind of traditional dragnet used along the German Baltic coast
- 2
feminineellipsis of Zeesenboot or Zeesenkahn (“a boat used for fishing with such a net”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schleppnetz (ursprünglich mit zwei Flügeln) 2. Fischerboot, das mit Schleppnetzen fischt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zeese
- Zeesen plural
- Zese alternative archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zeese?
- /ˈtseːzə/
- [ˈt͡seːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zeese in German?
Zeese appears about once in every 41 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).