Wimper

See also: wimper

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German wintbrāwa, from wint +‎ brāwa; see Braue for the second component. It has been theorised that the first component may be cognate with Old Prussian wanso (“first hairs on the face”) and thence with Russian усы (usy, “moustache”), as well as Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos, “downy hair”) and Middle Irish find (“hair”), all from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, to turn”), with "hair" being derived from the original "winding up and down" meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪmpɐ/

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Noun

Wimper f (genitive Wimper, plural Wimpern)

1. eyelash
2. lash
3. cilium

Declension

Declension of Wimper [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wimper	die	Wimpern
genitive	einer	der	Wimper	der	Wimpern
dative	einer	der	Wimper	den	Wimpern
accusative	eine	die	Wimper	die	Wimpern

Derived terms

• Wimperntusche
• Wimpertierchen

Further reading

• “Wimper” in Duden online
• “Wimper” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvimpɐ/

Noun

Wimper f (plural Wimpre)

1. eyelash

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary