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Weiche

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German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from weichen (to give way) + -e, initially to describe passing points in river shipping before being applied to railways.

Noun

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Weiche f (genitive Weiche, plural Weichen)

Eine Weiche in Finnland
  1. railway switch, points
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Descendants
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  • Polish: wajcha

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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Weiche f (genitive Weiche, no plural)

  1. softness
    Synonym: Weichheit (more common)
  2. (anatomy) flank, loin (especially of animals)
    Synonyms: Flanke, Leiste
    • 1913 [1878], chapter 26, in Hermann Röhl, transl., Anna Karenina[1], translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 1:
      »Leuchte mal hierher, Fjodor; hier halte die Laterne her!« sagte Ljewin, der das Kalb besah. »Es artet nach der Mutter, wenn es auch die Farbe vom Vater hat. Ein sehr schönes Tier. Lang, mit schmalen Weichen. [] « wandte er sich an den Verwalter [] .
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading

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  • Weiche”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)