Wisent
See also: wisent
German
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Wisent
Etymology
Partly inherited, partly a 19th-century borrowing from Middle High German wisent, from Old High German wisunt, wisant, from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz. Cognate with Middle Dutch wesent, Middle Low German wēsent, Old English weosend. Due to the learned origin, pronounced with a full vowel in the unstressed syllable. Doublet of Bison. See English bison for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːzɛnt/
Noun
Wisent m or n (genitive Wisents or Wisentes, plural Wisente)
- wisent, European bison (Bison bonasus)
- Synonym: Europäischer Bison
Declension
Declension of Wisent
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Wisent | die | Wisente |
| genitive | eines | des | Wisentes, Wisents | der | Wisente |
| dative | einem | dem | Wisent, Wisente1 | den | Wisenten |
| accusative | einen | den | Wisent | die | Wisente |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Declension of Wisent
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Wisent | die | Wisente |
| genitive | eines | des | Wisentes, Wisents | der | Wisente |
| dative | einem | dem | Wisent, Wisente1 | den | Wisenten |
| accusative | ein | das | Wisent | die | Wisente |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Related terms
- Bison
Descendants
- → English: wisent
- → Dutch: wisent
Further reading
- Wisent in Duden online
