Wende

See also: wende and -wende

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛndə/
• Homophone: Wände
• Rhymes: -ɛndə

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German wendī.

Noun

Wende f (genitive Wende, plural Wenden)

1. turn (change in temperament or circumstance)
2. turnaround (reversal of policy)
3. (nautical) tacking
4. (with definite article, historical) the process that opened the way to unification between the FRG and GDR to today's FRG

Derived terms

• Jahrhundertwende
• Kehrtwende
• Zeitenwende

Etymology 2

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German Winida, cognate with Latin Venedi, Veneti, and, with the meaning of "the Strongs, the Winners" with German gewinnen.

Noun

Wende m (genitive Wenden, plural Wenden, female Wendin)

1. a member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland; a Sorb; a Kashub.