nebelvinster

Middle High German

FWOTD – 18 January 2020

Etymology

From nebel (“fog”) +‎ vinster (“dark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.bəlˌvin.s̠tər/, /ˈnɛ.bəlˌfin.s̠tər/

Adjective

nebelvinster

  1. (poetic) pitch-dark
    • c. 1100–1125, Ezzolied (Vorauer version), line 116:
      diu nebeluinster naht
      the pitch-dark night

Declension

Positive forms of nebelvinster
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter nonneuter neuter
strong declension nominative nebelvinsterer nebelvinsteriu nebelvinsterȥ, nebelvinstereȥ nebelvinster, nebelvinstere nebelvinsteriu
genitive nebelvinsters, nebelvinsteres nebelvinsterre, nebelvinsterer(e) nebelvinsters, nebelvinsteres nebelvinsterre, nebelvinsterer(e)
dative nebelvinsterm, nebelvinsterme, nebelvinsterem(e) nebelvinsterre, nebelvinsterer(e) nebelvinsterm, nebelvinsterme, nebelvinsterem(e) nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren
accusative nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren nebelvinster, nebelvinstere nebelvinsterȥ, nebelvinstereȥ nebelvinster, nebelvinstere nebelvinsteriu
weak declension nominative dër nebelvinster, nebelvinstere diu nebelvinster, nebelvinstere daȥ nebelvinster, nebelvinstere die nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren diu nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren
genitive dës nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren dër nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren dës nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren dër nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren
dative dëm nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren dër nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren dëm nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren dën nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren
accusative dën nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren die nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren daȥ nebelvinster, nebelvinstere die nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren diu nebelvinstern, nebelvinsteren

See also

  • German: nebelfinster

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “nebelvinster”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
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