Weite

See also: weite

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Weite in 1913. Etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a hydronym or, alternatively, be a reference to the cultivation of buckwheat (boekweit) near the settlement.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.tə/
  • Hyphenation: Wei‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯tə

Proper noun

Weite n

  1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wīte, from Old High German wītī; equivalent to weit +‎ -e (“ness”). Cognate with Hunsrik Weid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯tə/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Weite f (genitive Weite, plural Weiten)

  1. width
  2. distance

Declension
Declension of Weite [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Weite die Weiten
genitive einer der Weite der Weiten
dative einer der Weite den Weiten
accusative eine die Weite die Weiten

Hyponyms

Further reading
  • “Weite” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Weite” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Weite” in Duden online

German Low German

Alternative forms
  • Weit

Etymology

From Middle Low German wête, from Old Saxon hwēti, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz. Cognate with English wheat.

Noun

Weite m (no plural)

  1. wheat
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