Wieche

See also: wiechę

German

Alternative forms

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

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

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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