Wiktionary

Wimper

See also: wimper

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German wintbrāwa, from wint +‎ brāwa; see Braue for the second component. It has been theorised that the first component may be cognate with Old Prussian wanso (“first hairs on the face”) and thence with Russian усы (usy, “moustache”), as well as Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos, “downy hair”) and Middle Irish find (“hair”), all from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, to turn”), with "hair" being derived from the original "winding up and down" meaning.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪmpɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Wimper f (genitive Wimper, plural Wimpern)

  1. eyelash
  2. lash
  3. cilium

Declension

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Declension of Wimper [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wimper die Wimpern
genitive einer der Wimper der Wimpern
dative einer der Wimper den Wimpern
accusative eine die Wimper die Wimpern

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Wimper f (plural Wimpre)

  1. eyelash

Further reading

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