Wesen

See also: wesen, węsen, and -wesen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German wesan (verb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈveːzn̩/

Noun

Wesen n (genitive Wesens, plural Wesen)

  1. being
  2. creature
  3. essence, substance
  4. character

Hyponyms
creature
  • Fabelwesen
  • Geisterwesen
  • Höhlenwesen
  • Lebewesen
  • Meereswesen
  • Nachtwesen
  • Sagenwesen
  • Überwesen
  • Urwesen

Derived terms
Derived terms

See also

Further reading
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