Wald

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Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu. Cognate with German Wald, Dutch woud, English wold, Icelandic völlur.

Pronunciation

Noun

Wald m (plural Wälder, diminutive Wäldli)

  1. woods, forest

German

Etymology

From Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu.

Cognates
Cognate with Dutch woud, Old English weald (English weald, wold), Old Norse vǫllr (Faroese vøllur, Norwegian Bokmål voll, Norwegian Nynorsk voll, Icelandic völlur).

Pronunciation

Noun

Wald m (strong, genitive Waldes or Walds, plural Wälder, diminutive Wäldchen n or Wäldlein n)

  1. forest; woods; woodland

Declension

Declension of Wald
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wald die Wälder
genitive eines des Waldes, Walds der Wälder
dative einem dem Wald, Walde1 den Wäldern
accusative einen den Wald die Wälder

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Central Franconian, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald (“forest”).

Noun

Wald m (plural Welder, diminutive Weldche)

  1. forest

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wald.

Proper noun

Wald m (genitive/dative lui Wald)

  1. a surname from German

References

  • Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
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