Wieche
See also: wiechę
German
Alternative forms
- Wieke, Wiche, Wicke
Etymology
From Middle High German wieche, from Old High German wiohha, cognate to Middle Low German wēke, English wick, and Dutch wiek and in Luxembourgish Wick. Related by ablaut to German Wocken, Wickel and Wachs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːçə/
Noun
Wieche f (genitive Wieche, plural Wiechen) (obsolete)
- wisp, strand of fibres
- Synonym: Faserbündel
- wick, fuse, cord
- Synonyms: Docht, Lunte
- (medicine) specifically, a twist of lint for holding a wound open [till 19th century]
Declension
Declension of Wieche
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Wieche | die | Wiechen |
| genitive | einer | der | Wieche | der | Wiechen |
| dative | einer | der | Wieche | den | Wiechen |
| accusative | eine | die | Wieche | die | Wiechen |
Further reading
- “Wieche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Wieche in Duden online
- “Wieche” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.