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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

  1. 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

  2. week (any period of seven consecutive days) feminine

    schon seit einer Woche

    for a week already

  3. week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work) feminine

    unter der Woche

    during the week

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Woche Wochen
Accusative Woche Wochen
Dative Woche Wochen
Genitive Woche Wochen