wiener

See also: Wiener

English

Etymology

From German Wienerwurst, from Wiener (“of Vienna, Viennese”) +‎ Wurst (“sausage”), because sausages were originally made in Vienna, Austria.

In Germany today this sausage is known as Wiener Würstchen (“small sausage from Vienna”), but in Vienna it is called a Frankfurter (“from Frankfurt”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -iːnə(r)

Noun

wiener (plural wieners)

  1. (Canada, US) A sausage made from beef, chicken or pork.
  2. (Canada, US, Britain) A frankfurter, a hot dog.
  3. (Canada, US, colloquial) A penis.
  4. (US, colloquial) A person who is nervous or afraid to partake in certain activities.
  5. (US, Britain, colloquial) An irritating or disliked person.

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Danish

Noun

wiener c (singular definite wieneren, plural indefinite wienere)

  1. Viennese (inhabitant of Vienna)

Usage notes

In compounds: wiener- "Viennese" (connected with Vienna)

Inflection
Declension of wiener
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative wiener wieneren wienere wienerne
genitive wieners wienerens wieneres wienernes

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • wienersnitsel
  • wienerstige
  • wienerstol
  • wienervals
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  • wiensk
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