Waise
German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German weiso; cognate with Dutch wees.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Waise f (genitive Waise, plural Waisen)
Usage notes edit
Today this noun is chiefly feminine, but in older stages of German it was either masculine or feminine.
Declension edit
Declension of Waise [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Noun edit
Waise m (genitive Waisen, plural Waisen, feminine Waise f or Waisin, diminutive Waischen)