Windrose
German
Windrose
Etymology
Wind (“wind”) + Rose (“rose”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪntˌʁoːzə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Wind‧ro‧se
Noun
Windrose f (genitive Windrose, plural Windrosen)
- (meteorology) wind rose, compass rose
Declension
Declension of Windrose
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Windrose | die | Windrosen |
| genitive | einer | der | Windrose | der | Windrosen |
| dative | einer | der | Windrose | den | Windrosen |
| accusative | eine | die | Windrose | die | Windrosen |
Synonyms
- Kompassrose
Related terms
- Windfahne, Windhose, Windrichtung
- Rosengarten, Pfingstrose, Seerose
Further reading
- “Windrose” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Windrose” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Windrose” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache