Waise

German

Etymology

From Old High German weiso; cognate with Dutch wees.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯zə/
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  • Homophones: weise, Weise
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯zə

Noun

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  1. (strict sense) female orphan
  2. (broad sense) orphan

Usage notes

Today this noun is chiefly feminine, but in older stages of German it was either masculine or feminine.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
Derived terms

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. orphan

Further reading
  • “Waise” in Duden online
  • “Waise” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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