Wisent

See also: wisent

German
Wisent

Etymology

Partly inherited, partly a 19th-century borrowing from Middle High German wisent, from Old High German wisunt, wisant, from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz. Cognate with Middle Dutch wesent, Middle Low German wēsent, Old English weosend. Due to the learned origin, pronounced with a full vowel in the unstressed syllable. Doublet of Bison. See English bison for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːzɛnt/

Noun

Wisent m or n (genitive Wisents or Wisentes, plural Wisente)

  1. wisent, European bison (Bison bonasus)
    Synonym: Europäischer Bison

Declension
Declension of Wisent
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wisent die Wisente
genitive eines des Wisentes,
Wisents		 der Wisente
dative einem dem Wisent,
Wisente1		 den Wisenten
accusative einen den Wisent die Wisente
1Now uncommon, see notes
Declension of Wisent
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wisent die Wisente
genitive eines des Wisentes,
Wisents		 der Wisente
dative einem dem Wisent,
Wisente1		 den Wisenten
accusative ein das Wisent die Wisente
1Now uncommon, see notes

Descendants

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