Wisent

See also: wisent

German

Wisent

Alternative forms

• Wisund

Etymology

Partly inherited from, and partly a 19th-century revival of, Middle High German wisent (Brehms Tierleben, 1863–1869), from Old High German wisunt, wisant, from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz. Due to the learned origin, pronounced with a full vowel in the unstressed syllable. Doublet of Bison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːzɛnt/

• Audio:

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Noun

Wisent m or n (strong, genitive Wisentes or Wisents, plural Wisente)

1. wisent, European bison (Bison bonasus)

   Synonym: Europäischer Bison

Declension

Declension of Wisent [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Wisent	die	Wisente
genitive	eines	des	Wisentes, Wisents	der	Wisente
dative	einem	dem	Wisent, Wisente1	den	Wisenten
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Wisent	die	Wisente

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Bergwisent (extinct)
• Kaukasus-Bergwisent (extinct)
• Kaukasus-Wisent (extinct)
• Steppenwisent (“Bison priscus: steppe bison, steppe wisent”)

Related terms

• Bison

Descendants

• → English: wisent
• → Danish: visent
• → Dutch: wisent
• → Swedish: visent

Further reading

• “Wisent” in Duden online
• Wisent on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Wisent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache