Weiß

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See also: weiss, Weiss, weiß, and wéiss

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the adjective weiß.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Weiß

Noun

Weiß n (strong, genitive Weiß or Weißes, plural (rare) Weiß)

  1. white, whiteness
  2. powder, face powder
  3. (slang) cocaine

Declension

Declension of Weiß
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Weiß die Weiß2
genitive eines des Weiß, Weißes der Weiß2
dative einem dem Weiß, Weiße1 den Weiß2
accusative ein das Weiß die Weiß2

1Now rare, see notes.
2Rare.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Weiß m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Weiß' or (with an article) Weiß, feminine genitive Weiß, plural Weiß or Weißens)

  1. a common surname transferred from the nickname

Declension

Declension of Weiß
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Weiß (eine) (die) Weiß (die) Weiß, Weißens
genitive (eines) (des) Weiß', Weiß1 (einer) (der) Weiß (der) Weiß, Weißens
dative (einem) (dem) Weiß (einer) (der) Weiß (den) Weiß, Weißens
accusative (einen) (den) Weiß (eine) (die) Weiß (die) Weiß, Weißens

1With an article.

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
             Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
             Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
             Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

References

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