weit

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• wiet (Ripuarian)
• wick (Kölsch)
• weck (other Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Old High German (*)wīd, northern variant of wīt, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛi̯t/

Adjective

weit (masculine weide, feminine weit, comparative weider, superlative et weitste)

1. (Moselle Franconian) far; wide; distant

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch weit, weet, from Old Dutch *weit, *wēt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”).

Cognate with Low German Weten, West Frisian weet, German Weizen, English wheat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛi̯t/

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯t
• Homophone: wijd

Noun

weit f (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) wheat

   Synonym: tarwe

Related terms

• boekweit

Descendants

• Negerhollands: weit

Anagrams

• wiet

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wīt, from Old High German wīt, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. Compare Low German wied, Hunsrik weid, Dutch wijd, English wide, Danish vid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaɪ̯t/

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Adjective

weit (strong nominative masculine singular weiter, comparative weiter, superlative am weitesten)

1. wide
2. large
   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 33/2010, page 83:

     Seit Ende Juli hat der Monsunregen die Flüsse in weiten Teilen Pakistans über die Ufer treten lassen und ganze Provinzen in Seen verwandelt.

     Since the end of July, the monsoon rain has made the rivers overflow their banks in large parts of Pakistan and turned whole provinces into lakes.

3. far, distant (of the past or future)

   Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft.

   The novel takes place in the far future.

4. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development.

   Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen.

   It's almost time to perform the ritual.

   Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen.

   Computers have advanced enough to understand language.

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

weit

1. far

Further reading

• “weit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “weit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “weit” in Duden online
• “weit” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vai̯t/,

Etymology 1

From the inflected forms of Old High German *wīd, northern variant of wīt. Doublet of wäit (“far”), which is from the inflected forms.

Adjective

weit (masculine weiden, neuter weit, comparative méi weit or weider, superlative am weitsten)

1. wide; not narrow

Etymology 2

Verb

weit

1. inflection of weien:
   1. third-person singular simple present
   2. second-person plural simple present
   3. second-person plural imperative

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German wīt, from Old High German wīt. Compare German weit, Dutch wijd, English wide.

Adjective

weit

1. far
2. wide
3. long