Waage
German
Alternative forms
- Wage (prescribed (in 1902 and 1908 in Prussia); proscribed (1996 spelling reform))
Etymology
From Middle High German wāge, from Old High German wāga, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō (“scales”). The second a was introduced in 1927 to distinguish it from Wagen. More at wey.
Pronunciation
Noun
Waage f (genitive Waage, plural Waagen)
Declension
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Related terms
See also
- (Western astrology signs) Tierkreiszeichen; Widder, Stier, Zwillinge, Krebs, Löwe, Jungfrau, Waage, Skorpion, Schütze, Steinbock, Wassermann, Fische (Category: de:Astrology)
Proper noun
Waage m or f (genitive Waages)
- a surname
Further reading
- “Waage” in Duden online
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Waage
- a surname
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