Geweih
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gewīge, *gewīhe (in hirzgewīh), ultimately:
- a collective derivation from an Old High German *wīa (“branch”), related with Proto-Slavic *věja (compare Slovene veja), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *woh₁y-éh₂ (“branch, twig”), see also Sanskrit वया (vayā́, “branch, twig”).[1] The consonants -g-, -h- are then mere hiatus breakers.
- Alternatively a tool noun derived from Proto-Germanic *wiganą (“to fight”), whence Old English wīgan, related with German weigern (“to refuse”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Geweih n (strong, genitive Geweihs or Geweihes, plural Geweihe)
Usage notes
[edit]- The singular refers to one animal’s antlers as a whole. The plural refers to several animals or to different kinds.
- If it is necessary to refer to one of the two portions individually, this is called Geweihstange, in non-specialist use also Geweihhälfte.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Geweih [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1120-22”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1120-22
Further reading
[edit]- “Geweih” in Duden online
- “Geweih” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Geweih” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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