Weichsel

Danish

Proper noun

Weichsel

  1. Vistula (The longest river in Poland and erewhile a river of Prussia, which flows into the Baltic Sea)

Synonyms

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯ksəl/
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Etymology 1

16th century, from Middle Low German Wissel, from Proto-Slavic *Visъla. The form is probably due to analogy: as wissel(-bēre) is also the Low German form of the fruit in etymology 2 below, the river name was adapted to High German accordingly.

Proper noun

die Weichsel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Weichsel)

  1. Vistula (the longest river in Poland and erewhile a river of Prussia, which flows into the Baltic Sea)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German wīhsel, from Old High German wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō.

Noun

Weichsel f (genitive Weichsel, plural Weichseln)

  1. (now Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland) sour cherry (fruit of the sour cherry tree)
    Synonyms: (predominant) Sauerkirsche; Weichselkirsche
Declension
Declension of Weichsel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Weichsel die Weichseln
genitive einer der Weichsel der Weichseln
dative einer der Weichsel den Weichseln
accusative eine die Weichsel die Weichseln
Derived terms
  • Steinweichsel

Further reading
  • “Weichsel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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