Widder
See also: widder
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Widder.
Proper noun
Widder (plural Widders)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Widder is the 36585th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 611 individuals. Widder is most common among White (93.29%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Widder”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Alternative forms
- Wider, Wieder (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz, akin to Old Saxon wethar, English wether. The form with a short vowel is Central German, perhaps standardised in part to avoid the homophony with wider (“against”) and wieder (“again”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪdər/, [ˈvɪ.dɐ], [ˈʋɪ-]
- Hyphenation: Wid‧der
Audio (file)
Noun
Widder m (strong, genitive Widders, plural Widder)
- ram (male sheep)
- Synonym: Schafbock
- (astronomy, astrology) Aries (constellation and astrological sign)
Declension
Declension of Widder [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Widder | die | Widder |
| genitive | eines | des | Widders | der | Widder |
| dative | einem | dem | Widder | den | Widdern |
| accusative | einen | den | Widder | die | Widder |
See also
- (Western astrology signs) Tierkreiszeichen; Widder, Stier, Zwillinge, Krebs, Löwe, Jungfrau, Waage, Skorpion, Schütze, Steinbock, Wassermann, Fische (Category: de:Astrology)
Further reading
- “Widder” in Duden online
- “Widder” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Widder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz. Cognate with German Widder, Dutch weder, English wether, Danish væder, Icelandic veður, Swedish vädur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvidɐ/
Noun
Widder m (plural Widder)
- ram (male sheep)
- Aries (constellation and astrological sign)
See also
- (Western astrology signs) Déierekreeszeechen; Widder, Stéier, Zwilling, Kriibs, Léiw, Jongfra, Wo, Skorpioun, Schëtz, Steebock, Waassermann, Fësch (Category: lb:Astrology)