wand
verb ·Translation
- first/third-person singular preterite of winden first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person
Wand
noun · /vant/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German want, from Old High German want, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“fence, wall”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn; bend; wind; twist; braid; weave”). Cognate with English wand although developing a completely distinct meaning.
Translation
-
wall, partition
feminine
Du hörst nie zu. Ich könnte ebensogut mit der Wand reden.
You never listen. I might as well talk to the wall.
Wir stehen mit dem Rücken zur Wand.
We have our backs to the wall.
Die Plakate wurden sofort von der Wand entfernt.
The posters were immediately removed from the wall.
- indoor wall source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- wall source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- indoor wall; wall source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
- vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Wand | Wände |
| Accusative | Wand | Wände |
| Dative | Wand | Wänden |
| Genitive | Wand | Wände |