Weide

See also: weide

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯də/

Etymology 1

From Old High German wīda, from Proto-Germanic *wīþijō (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines or bends, branch, switch”). Cognate to Dutch wijde (“willow”), Swedish vide.

Noun

Weide f (genitive Weide, plural Weiden)

willow

Etymology 2

From Old High German weida, from Proto-Germanic *waiþijō, *waiþō. Cognate to Dutch weide (“pasture”).

Noun

Weide f (genitive Weide, plural Weiden)

pasture

Declension

Declension of Weide

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Weide	die	Weiden
genitive	einer	der	Weide	der	Weiden
dative	einer	der	Weide	den	Weiden
accusative	eine	die	Weide	die	Weiden

See also

Wiese

References

Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers

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