Woche

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German woche, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German wohha, alteration of older wehha, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (to bend, wind, turn, yield). Compare English and Dutch week, West Frisian wike, Danish uge, Swedish vecka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔxə/
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  • Hyphenation: Wo‧che

Noun

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 Wochefrom next week on
  2. week (any period of seven consecutive days)
    schon seit einer Wochefor a week already
  3. week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work)
    unter der Wocheduring the week

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Woche” in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Woche

  1. plural of Woch