Weißwein

German

Weißwein

Alternative forms

Weisswein (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

Compound of weiß (“white”) +‎ Wein (“wine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯svaɪ̯n/
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Hyphenation: Weiß‧wein
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Weißwein m (strong, genitive Weißweines or Weißweins, plural Weißweine)

(beverage) white wine (light-coloured wine (usually yellow with a hint of green))
Antonym: Rotwein

Declension

Declension of Weißwein [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Weißwein	die	Weißweine
genitive	eines	des	Weißweines, Weißweins	der	Weißweine
dative	einem	dem	Weißwein, Weißweine¹	den	Weißweinen
accusative	einen	den	Weißwein	die	Weißweine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Tafelwein, Landwein, Qualitätswein, Eiswein, Glühwein

See also

Federweißer

Further reading

“Weißwein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Weißwein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Weißwein” in Duden online
Weißwein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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