Weiher

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Weiher.

Proper noun

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Weiher (plural Weihers)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • 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.

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯ʌ/, (Moselle Franconian also) /ˈʋʌi̯ʌ/

Noun

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Weiher m (plural Weihere, diminutive Weiherche)

  1. (most dialects) pond

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de
German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology

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From Middle High German wī(h)er, from earlier wīwære, from Old High German wīwāri, from Proto-West Germanic *wīwārī (pond), from Latin vīvārium. Doublet of Vivarium.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯ər/, [ˈvaɪ̯.ɐ], [ˈʋaɪ̯.ɐ]
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Noun

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Weiher m (strong, genitive Weihers, plural Weiher)

  1. pond
    Synonyms: Teich, (shallow) Tümpel

Usage notes

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  • 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).

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