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Woche

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German woche, from Old High German wohha, alteration of older wëhha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”). Compare Yiddish וואָך (vokh), English week, Dutch week, West Frisian wike, Danish uge, Swedish vecka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Woche f (genitive Woche, plural Wochen, diminutive Wöchlein n or Wöchelchen n)

  1. week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday)
    ab nächster Woche ― from next week on
    vor Wochen ― weeks ago
    jede zweite Woche ― every other week
    Woche für Woche ― week after week
  2. week (any period of seven consecutive days)
    schon seit einer Woche ― for a week already
  3. week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work)
    unter der Woche ― during the week

Declension

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Declension of Woche [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Woche die Wochen
genitive einer der Woche der Wochen
dative einer der Woche den Wochen
accusative eine die Woche die Wochen

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvoxə/
  • Rhymes: -oxə
  • Syllabification: Wo‧che

Noun

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Woche f

  1. plural of Woch

Pennsylvania German

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Noun

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Woche

  1. plural of Woch