Woche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of older wehha, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weig-, *weik- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”). Compare English and Dutch week, West Frisian wike, Danish uge, Swedish vecka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔxə/
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  • Hyphenation: Wo‧che

Noun

Woche f (genitive Woche, plural Wochen, diminutive Wöchlein n or Wöchelchen n)

  1. week (period of seven consecutive days, especially beginning with Sunday or Monday)

Declension
Declension of Woche
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Woche die Wochen
genitive einer der Woche der Wochen
dative einer der Woche den Wochen
accusative eine die Woche die Wochen

Derived terms
Derived terms

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Woche

  1. plural of Woch
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