Waise

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German weiso, cognate with Dutch wees.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯zə/

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• Homophones: weise, Weise
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯zə

Noun

Waise f (genitive Waise, plural Waisen)

1. orphan

Usage notes

Today this noun is feminine only, but in older stages of German it was either masculine or feminine.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Halbwaise
• Kriegswaise
• Scheidungswaise
• Sozialwaise
• Waisenanstalt
• Waisengeld
• Waisenhaus
• Waisenheim

• Waisenjunge
• Waisenkind
• Waisenknabe
• Waisenmädchen
• verwaisen
• verwaist
• Verwaistheit
• Vollwaise

Further reading

• “Waise” in Duden online