Weise

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See also: weise and -weise

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“wise”).

Noun

Weise f (genitive Weise, plural Weisen)

  1. way, manner
  2. (music) tune
  3. (grammar) mode/mood (of verbs)
  4. (archaic, poetic) a song that tells a story
Declension
Declension of Weise
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Weise die Weisen
genitive einer der Weise der Weisen
dative einer der Weise den Weisen
accusative eine die Weise die Weisen
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Weise f (adjectival, definite nominative die Weise, genitive Weiser, definite genitive der Weisen, plural Weise, definite plural die Weisen, masculine Weiser)

  1. female equivalent of Weiser: female sage, wisewoman
Declension
Declension of Weise
singular plural
feminine gender strong declension
nominative Weise Weise
genitive Weiser Weiser
dative Weiser Weisen
accusative Weise Weise
weak declension
nominative die Weise die Weisen
genitive der Weisen der Weisen
dative der Weisen den Weisen
accusative die Weise die Weisen
mixed declension
nominative eine Weise (keine) Weisen
genitive einer Weisen (keiner) Weisen
dative einer Weisen (keinen) Weisen
accusative eine Weise (keine) Weisen

Noun

Weise m

  1. inflection of Weiser:
    1. strong nominative/accusative plural
    2. weak nominative singular

Further reading

  • “Weise” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Weise” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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