Gewicht

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German wiht, gewiht, from Old High German giwihti, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gawihtī. Compare Dutch gewicht, Danish vægt, English weight, Swedish vikt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɪçt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪçt
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Noun

Gewicht n (strong, genitive Gewichtes or Gewichts, plural Gewichte)

  1. weight
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 25/2010, page 140:
      Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.
      With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.
  2. (uncountable, figurative) importance

Declension

Declension of Gewicht
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gewicht die Gewichte
genitive eines des Gewichtes, Gewichts der Gewichte
dative einem dem Gewicht, Gewichte1 den Gewichten
accusative ein das Gewicht die Gewichte

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Gewicht” in Duden online
  • “Gewicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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