Widerrist
German
Etymology
wider- + Rist (“instep, withers”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈviːdɐˌʁɪst]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Wi‧der‧rist
Noun
Widerrist m (genitive Widerrists or Widerristes, plural Widerriste)
- withers (part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades)
Declension
Declension of Widerrist
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Widerrist | die | Widerriste |
genitive | eines | des | Widerristes, Widerrists | der | Widerriste |
dative | einem | dem | Widerrist, Widerriste1 | den | Widerristen |
accusative | einen | den | Widerrist | die | Widerriste |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
Widerrist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de - Widerrist in Duden online
- “Widerrist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Widerrist” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.