Wiese

See also: wiese

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wise, from Old High German wisa, from Proto-Germanic *waisǭ (compare Dutch waas (“turf, sod”), Old Norse veisa (“slime, stagnant pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *weis- (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈviːzə]
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Noun

Wiese f (genitive Wiese, plural Wiesen)

meadow
Synonym: Matte (Switzerland)
lawn
Synonym: Rasen

Declension

Declension of Wiese

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wiese	die	Wiesen
genitive	einer	der	Wiese	der	Wiesen
dative	einer	der	Wiese	den	Wiesen
accusative	eine	die	Wiese	die	Wiesen

Derived terms

Terms derived from Wiese

auf der grünen Wiese
Bergwiese
Entenwiese
Feldwiese
Festwiese
Feuchtwiese
Gänsewiese
Kuhwiese
Liegewiese

Moorwiese
Pferdewiese
Salzwiese
Sommerwiese
Sumpfwiese
Trockenwiese
Waldwiese
Ziegenwiese

Related terms

Wiesenblume
Wiesengras
Wiesenkerbel
Wiesenklee
Wiesenmahd
Wiesenschaumkraut

See also

Weide

Further reading

Wiese in Duden online

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