Widerrist

German

Etymology

wider- +‎ Rist (“instep, withers”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviːdɐˌʁɪst]

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• Hyphenation: Wi‧der‧rist

Noun

Widerrist m (strong, genitive Widerristes or Widerrists, plural Widerriste)

1. withers (part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades)

Declension

Declension of Widerrist [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Widerrist	die	Widerriste
genitive	eines	des	Widerristes, Widerrists	der	Widerriste
dative	einem	dem	Widerrist, Widerriste1	den	Widerristen
accusative	einen	den	Widerrist	die	Widerriste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• Widerrist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Widerrist” in Duden online
• “Widerrist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Widerrist” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.