Eheweib

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German

Etymology

From Ehe (“marriage”) +‎ Weib (“woman, wife”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːəˌvaɪ̯p/
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  • Hyphenation: Ehe‧weib

Noun

Eheweib n (strong, genitive Eheweibes or Eheweibs, plural Eheweiber)

  1. (archaic) wife
    Synonym: Ehefrau

Declension

Declension of Eheweib
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eheweib die Eheweiber
genitive eines des Eheweibes, Eheweibs der Eheweiber
dative einem dem Eheweib, Eheweibe1 den Eheweibern
accusative ein das Eheweib die Eheweiber

1Now rare, see notes.

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