Weiche

See also: weiche

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯çə/
Rhymes: -aɪ̯çə

Etymology 1

From the verb weichen (“to give way”).

Noun

Weiche f (genitive Weiche, plural Weichen)

Eine Weiche in Finnland

railway switch

Declension

Declension of Weiche

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Weiche	die	Weichen
genitive	einer	der	Weiche	der	Weichen
dative	einer	der	Weiche	den	Weichen
accusative	eine	die	Weiche	die	Weichen

Derived terms

weichenstellend
Weichenstörung

Etymology 2

From Middle High German weiche, from Old High German weihhī. Analysable as weich +‎ -e.

Noun

Weiche f (genitive Weiche, no plural)

softness

Declension

Declension of Weiche (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Weiche
genitive	einer	der	Weiche
dative	einer	der	Weiche
accusative	eine	die	Weiche

Synonyms

Weichheit (more common)

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