Weisheit
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Weisheit.
Proper noun edit
Weisheit (plural Weisheits)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Weisheit is the 38948th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 566 individuals. Weisheit is most common among White (95.76%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Weisheit”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wīsheit, from Old High German wīsheit.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Weisheit f (genitive Weisheit, plural Weisheiten)
- (uncountable) wisdom
- Synonyms: Gelehrtheit, Klugheit, Schlauheit
- insight
- Synonym: Einsicht
- wise saying, wise words
Declension edit
Declension of Weisheit [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Weisheit | die | Weisheiten |
| genitive | einer | der | Weisheit | der | Weisheiten |
| dative | einer | der | Weisheit | den | Weisheiten |
| accusative | eine | die | Weisheit | die | Weisheiten |