Weihe

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See also: weihe, wéihé, wèihé, wēihè, and Wèihé

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Weihe.

Proper noun

Weihe (plural Weihes)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Weihe is the 35203rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 640 individuals. Weihe is most common among White (95.94%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wīhe, from Old High German wīhī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaɪ̯ə/
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Noun

Weihe f (genitive Weihe, plural Weihen)

  1. consecration, any act or procession of making a thing or situation holy
  2. (Christianity, in particular) ordination (Catholic and Orthodox sacrament)
Declension
Declension of Weihe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Weihe die Weihen
genitive einer der Weihe der Weihen
dative einer der Weihe den Weihen
accusative eine die Weihe die Weihen
Hyponyms
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Old High German wīo, from Proto-Germanic *wīwô. Compare Pennsylvania German Woi.

Noun

Weihe f (genitive Weihe, plural Weihen)

  1. harrier (bird of prey)

Further reading

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