Wand

See also: wand

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Central FranconianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• Wank (Ripuarian; now chiefly western dialects)

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German *wand, northern variant of want. For the phonetic development compare Hand.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʋant/

NounEdit

Wand f (plural Wänn or Wäng, diminutive Wändche)

1. (many dialects) wall

Usage notesEdit

• The plural Wänn is used in Moselle Franconian and some southern dialects of Ripuarian. The form Wäng is used in many Ripuarian dialects, including Kölsch.

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GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German want, from Old High German want, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“weave; wickerwork; plait; fence, wall”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn; bend; wind; twist; braid; weave”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /vant/

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• Rhymes: -ant

NounEdit

Wand f (genitive Wand, plural Wände)

1. wall, partition
2. precipice

Usage notesEdit

• The words Wand and Mauer are often but not always interchangeable. Even when they are, there is sometimes a preference for one of them:

• Wand is strongly predominant for all walls that are not made of stone, concrete, or the like. Mauer usually implies masonry.
• With stone walls, only Mauer is commonly used for freestanding ones.
• Both words are used for the walls of buildings. Wand is the normal choice, however, when one refers to them as seen from the inside (for example, a painting is typically said to hang an der Wand, "on the wall", rather than an der Mauer).

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Wand

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wand	die	Wände
genitive	einer	der	Wand	der	Wände
dative	einer	der	Wand	den	Wänden
accusative	eine	die	Wand	die	Wände

Derived termsEdit

• Außenwand
• Bergwand
• Felswand
• Gewitterwand
• Leinwand
• Magenwand
• Trennwand
• Wandgemälde
• Wandfarbe
• Wanze

Further readingEdit

• Wand in Duden online

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LuxembourgishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /vɑnt/
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Etymology 1Edit

From Old High German wint, from Proto-Germanic *windaz.

NounEdit

Wand m (plural Wënn)

1. wind

Derived termsEdit

• Wandmillen

Etymology 2Edit

From Old High German want.

NounEdit

Wand f (plural Wänn)

1. (interior) wall

Derived termsEdit

• Wandauer
• Wandschaf
• Wandteppech

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Pennsylvania GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare German Wand, Dutch wand, English wand.

NounEdit

Wand f (plural Wend)

1. interior wall