Wieche

See also: wiechę

German

Alternative forms

Wieke, Wiche, Wicke

Etymology

From Middle High German wieche, from Old High German wiohha, cognate to Middle Low German wēke, English wick, and Dutch wiek and in Luxembourgish Wick. Related by ablaut to German Wocken, Wickel and Wachs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈviːçə/
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Noun

Wieche f (genitive Wieche, plural Wiechen)

(obsolete) wisp, strand of fibres
Synonym: Faserbündel
(obsolete) wick, fuse, cord
Synonyms: Docht, Lunte
1. (medicine) specifically, a twist of lint for holding a wound open [till 19^th century]

Declension

Declension of Wieche [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wieche	die	Wiechen
genitive	einer	der	Wieche	der	Wiechen
dative	einer	der	Wieche	den	Wiechen
accusative	eine	die	Wieche	die	Wiechen

Further reading

“Wieche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Wieche” in Duden online
“Wieche” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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