Weiße

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German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯sə/
  • Hyphenation: Wei‧ße
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Etymology 1

See the lemma weiß.

Noun

Weiße f (adjectival, definite nominative die Weiße, genitive Weißer, definite genitive der Weißen, plural Weiße, definite plural die Weißen, masculine Weißer)

  1. female equivalent of Weißer: white female, Caucasian female
  2. one of a variety of beers, including the Bavarian weissbier, but especially the one called Berliner Weiße
Declension

Noun

Weiße m

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

Etymology 2

From Middle High German wīze, from Old High German wīzī; equivalent to weiß +‎ -e (as in Kälte from kalt).

Noun

Weiße f (genitive Weiße, no plural)

  1. whiteness
    Synonyms: weiße Farbe; Weißheit; (sociology) Weißsein
    Antonym: Schwärze
Declension

Etymology 3

See the lemma Weizen.

Noun

Weiße m (weak, genitive Weißen, no plural)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of Weizen
Declension

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