Weissager

German

Etymology

In its modern form a compound of weis +‎ Sager (“wise-sayer”). However, this is a secondary motivation of Old High German wīzzago, which is remotely related only to the former of the two components mentioned, pertaining more closely to German Wissen (“knowledge”) and thus English wit. Already in Old High German this ancient noun began to be re-interpreted as wīssago, i.e. in the modern sense.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯sˌzaːɡɐ/

Noun

Weissager m (strong, genitive Weissagers, plural Weissager, feminine Weissagerin)

  1. soothsayer, seer, prophet (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension
Declension of Weissager [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Weissager die Weissager
genitive eines des Weissagers der Weissager
dative einem dem Weissager den Weissagern
accusative einen den Weissager die Weissager
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