Weiche

See also: weiche

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯çə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯çə

Etymology 1

Deverbal from weichen (“to give way”).

Noun

Weiche f (genitive Weiche, plural Weichen)

  1. railway switch, points
Declension
Declension of Weiche [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Weiche die Weichen
genitive einer der Weiche der Weichen
dative einer der Weiche den Weichen
accusative eine die Weiche die Weichen
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Polish: wajcha

Etymology 2

From Middle High German weiche, from Old High German weihhī. Analysable as weich +‎ -e.

Noun

Weiche f (genitive Weiche, no plural)

  1. softness
    Synonym: Weichheit (more common)
  2. (anatomy) flank, loin (especially of animals)
    Synonyms: Flanke, Leiste
Declension
Declension of Weiche [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Weiche
genitive einer der Weiche
dative einer der Weiche
accusative eine die Weiche

Further reading

  • “Weiche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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