wiener
See also: Wiener
English
Etymology
From German Wienerwurst, from Wiener (“of Vienna, Viennese”) + Wurst (“sausage”), because sausages were originally made in Vienna, Austria.
In Germany today this sausage is known as Wiener Würstchen (“small sausage from Vienna”), but in Vienna it is called a Frankfurter (“from Frankfurt”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːnə(r)
Noun
wiener (plural wieners)
- (US) A sausage made from beef, chicken or pork.
- (US, Britain) A frankfurter, a hot dog.
- (US, colloquial) A penis.
- (US, colloquial) A person who is nervous or afraid to partake in certain activities.
- (US, Britain, colloquial) An irritating or disliked person.
Synonyms
- frankfurter, frank
- Viennese sausage (rare)
- weenie
- wienie
Derived terms
- cocktail wiener
- wiener dog
- wiener roast
Translations
sausage
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
wiener c (singular definite wieneren, plural indefinite wienere)
- Viennese (inhabitant of Vienna)
Usage notes
In compounds: wiener- "Viennese" (connected with Vienna)
Inflection
Declension of wiener
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | wiener | wieneren | wienere | wienerne |
| genitive | wieners | wienerens | wieneres | wienernes |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- wienerbrød
- wienerklassik
- wienerlæg
- wienerpølse
- wienerschnitzel
- wienersnitsel
- wienerstige
- wienerstol
- wienervals
Related terms
Related terms
- Wien
- wienersk
- wiensk
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