Weiher
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Weiher (plural Weihers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Weiher is the 41164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Weiher is most common among White (96.03%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Weiher”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Central Franconian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German wīher, from Old High German wīwāri, from Proto-West Germanic *wīwārī (“pond”). The diphthongisation in Ripuarian is regular because (after the loss intervocalic -w-) the -ī- was in hiatus, where Ripuarian does diphthongise. The diphthong would regularly be /ei̯/ rather than /ɛi̯/, but this distinction has only survived stem-finally.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Weiher m (plural Weihere, diminutive Weiherche)
- (most dialects) pond
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German wīher, from Old High German wīwāri, from Proto-West Germanic *wīwārī (“pond”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Weiher m (strong, genitive Weihers, plural Weiher)
Usage notes[edit]
- The distinction between this word and Teich was originally purely regional: Weiher was western and southern, Teich northern and eastern. Today both words are used alongside for natural ponds, while Teich is strongly preferred for man-made ones (but compare e.g. the Aachener Weiher in Cologne).
Declension[edit]
Declension of Weiher [masculine, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Weiher” in Duden online
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