Weinbrand

German

Etymology

From Wein (“wine”) +‎ Brand (“distillation”, literally “burning”). Alteration of Branntwein, which had taken on the broader sense “distilled alcoholic drink”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯nˌbʁant/

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• Hyphenation: Wein‧brand
• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Weinbrand m (strong, genitive Weinbrandes or Weinbrands, plural Weinbrände)

1. brandy (drink made from distilled wine)

   Synonyms: Brandy, (archaic) Branntwein

Declension

Declension of Weinbrand [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Weinbrand	die	Weinbrände
genitive	eines	des	Weinbrandes, Weinbrands	der	Weinbrände
dative	einem	dem	Weinbrand, Weinbrande1	den	Weinbränden
accusative	einen	den	Weinbrand	die	Weinbrände

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Weinbrand” in Duden online
• “Weinbrand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache