Wiese

See also: wiese

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wise, from Old High German wisa. Cognate with Middle Dutch wese, Middle Low German wēse, and the diminutives Old Saxon wiska, Middle Low German wische. Perhaps related with Proto-Germanic *wasô, for which see Wasen and Rasen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːzə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Wiese f (genitive Wiese, plural Wiesen)

1. a meadow

   Synonym: (Switzerland) Matte

2. a lawn, especially a large one, loosely also a smaller one

   Synonym: Rasen

Derived terms

• auf der grünen Wiese
• Bergwiese
• Entenwiese
• Feldwiese
• Festwiese
• Feuchtwiese
• Gänsewiese
• Kuhwiese
• Liegewiese
• Moorwiese
• Pferdewiese
• Salzwiese
• Sommerwiese
• Sumpfwiese
• Trockenwiese
• Waldwiese
• Ziegenwiese

 

Related terms

• Wiesenblume
• Wiesengras
• Wiesenkerbel
• Wiesenklee
• Wiesenmahd
• Wiesenschaumkraut

See also

• Weide

Further reading

• “Wiese” in Duden online