Numerale

zig

Translation

umpteen, countless, dozens of, loads of

Ich habe es dir schon zig Mal gesagt.

I've told you that umpteen times already.

Auf der Party waren zig Leute.

There were loads of people at the party.

Er hat zig Bücher über dieses Thema gelesen.

He has read dozens of books on this topic.

zig + ((plural noun)) (indicates a large, indefinite number) I received umpteen emails.

Synonyms: unzählige, viele, massenhaft

Likely a shortening of 'zwanzig' (twenty) or from the '-zig' suffix in numbers like 'dreißig', 'vierzig', used hyperbolically.

Imagine counting so high that you give up and just say '-zig!' for any large, unspecified number.