Werden

Werden

See also: werden

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Werden n (strong, genitive Werdens, no plural)

1. gerund of werden; becoming (coming into being)
   • 8 June 1884, Henry James, "Pandora" [Part 2] in The New York Sun

     Washington had become the fashion, and possessed the great advantage of being a new resource in conversation. ...[I]n the light of these considerations the American capital took on the semblance of a monstrous, mystical Werden.

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Declension

Declension of Werden [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Werden
genitive	eines	des	Werdens
dative	einem	dem	Werden
accusative	ein	das	Werden

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Polish

Etymology

From German Werden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛr.dɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛrdɛn
• Syllabification: Wer‧den

Proper noun

Werden m pers or f

1. a masculine surname
2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Werden

	singular	plural
nominative	Werden	Werdenowie
genitive	Werdena	Werdenów
dative	Werdenowi	Werdenom
accusative	Werdena	Werdenów
instrumental	Werdenem	Werdenami
locative	Werdenie	Werdenach
vocative	Werdenie	Werdenowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived terms

• Werdenowa
• Werdenówna

 

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames