die Wiese
noun · /ˈviːzə/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German wise, from Old High German wisa, from Proto-West Germanic *wisā. Doublet of Wiesn (“Oktoberfest”), from Bavarian. Cognate with Luxembourgish Wiss, Middle Dutch wese, Middle Low German wēse, and the diminutives Old Saxon wiska, Middle Low German wische. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related with Proto-Germanic *wasô, whence German Wasen, and/or with Old English wīse (“stalk, sprout”), Old Norse vísir (“sproud, bud”), through the root Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to increase”).
Translation
- meadow feminine
- lawn, especially a large one, loosely also a smaller one feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Wiese | Wiesen |
| Accusative | Wiese | Wiesen |
| Dative | Wiese | Wiesen |
| Genitive | Wiese | Wiesen |