Sittich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sitich, from Medieval Latin sittacus, from Latin psittacus (“parrot”), from Ancient Greek ψιττακός (psittakós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɪtɪç/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Sit‧tich

Noun

Sittich m (strong, genitive Sittichs, plural Sittiche)

parakeet (various species of small parrots)
prison slang form of Sittenstrolch, nonce
- 2018 February 10, Ruben Rehage, “Sieben Jahre Gefängnis: Ich habe jede Minute ans Ausbrechen gedacht”, in stern.de‎:
  Wenn die ganze Anstalt weiß, dass du einen Sittich auf der Zelle hast, und du unternimmst nichts, dann erwischt es irgendwann dich, weil du ein Sittichfreund bist.
  If the whole can knows that you got a nonce in your cell and you do naught then you get dealt with yourself at some point, for your being a nonce friend.

Declension

Declension of Sittich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sittich	die	Sittiche
genitive	eines	des	Sittichs	der	Sittiche
dative	einem	dem	Sittich	den	Sittichen
accusative	einen	den	Sittich	die	Sittiche

Hyponyms

Arasittich (“thick-billed parrot”)
Blaukopfsittich (“blue-crowned parakeet”)
Blaulatzsittich (“ochre-marked parakeet”)
Felsensittich (“burrowing parrot”)
Halsbandsittich (“rose-ringed parakeet”)
Karolinasittich (“Carolina parakeet”)
Mönchssittich (“monk parakeet”)
Nymphensittich (“cockatiel”)
Rosellasittich (“eastern rosella”)
Rotschwanzsittich (“Pyrrhura spec.”)
Sonnensittich (“sun conure”)
Spitzschwanzsittich (“blue-crowned parakeet”)
Wellensittich (“budgerigar”)
Ziegensittich (“red-crowned parakeet”)

Derived terms

sittichartig

Related terms

Ara (“macaw”)

Further reading

“Sittich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Sittich” in Duden online

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