Wende

See also: wende and -wende

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛndə/
  • Homophone: Wände
  • Rhymes: -ɛndə

Etymology 1

From Old High German wendī.

Noun

Wende f (genitive Wende, plural Wenden)

  1. turn (change in temperament or circumstance)
  2. turnaround (reversal of policy)
  3. (nautical) tacking
  4. (with definite article, historical) the process that opened the way to unification between the FRG and GDR to today's FRG
Declension
Declension of Wende
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wende die Wenden
genitive einer der Wende der Wenden
dative einer der Wende den Wenden
accusative eine die Wende die Wenden
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Old High German Winida, cognate with Latin Venedi, Veneti, and, with the meaning of "the Strongs, the Winners" with German gewinnen.

Noun

Wende m (genitive Wenden, plural Wenden, female Wendin)

  1. a member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland; a Sorb; a Kashub.
Declension
Declension of Wende
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wende die Wenden
genitive eines des Wenden der Wenden
dative einem dem Wenden den Wenden
accusative einen den Wenden die Wenden
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