Wisch

Dutch

Etymology

Named after a fiefdom that was located on the territory of the municipality. The name of the fiefdom derives in turn from Old Dutch wisch (“damp pasture”). Related to Old English wisca (“river meadow”); all are probably related to Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) (River Wiske).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wisch

Proper noun

Wisch n

  1. A former municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands

References
  1. Upsala universitets årsskrift. (1926). Sweden: Akademiska bokhandeln, p. 28
  2. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 526

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wisch, form Old High German -wisc (in arswisc and ovanwisc), from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz. Cognate with English whisk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɪʃ/
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Noun

Wisch m (strong, genitive Wisches or Wischs, plural Wische)

  1. (dated or regional) wisp (bundle of straw)
  2. (informal, derogatory) sheet of paper, usually an official document or form
    Synonym: Schrieb

Declension
Declension of Wisch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wisch die Wische
genitive eines des Wisches, Wischs der Wische
dative einem dem Wisch, Wische1 den Wischen
accusative einen den Wisch die Wische

1Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Wisch n (proper noun, genitive Wischs or (optionally with an article) Wisch)

  1. A municipality of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  2. A municipality of Plön district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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