die Woche
noun · /ˈvɔxə/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of older wëhha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”). Compare English week, Yiddish וואָך (vokh), Dutch week, West Frisian wike, Danish uge, Swedish vecka.
Translation
-
week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday)
feminine
ab nächster Woche
from next week on
vor Wochen
weeks ago
jede zweite Woche
every other week
Woche für Woche
week after week
-
week (any period of seven consecutive days)
feminine
schon seit einer Woche
for a week already
-
week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work)
feminine
unter der Woche
during the week
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Woche | Wochen |
| Accusative | Woche | Wochen |
| Dative | Woche | Wochen |
| Genitive | Woche | Wochen |