Weihwasser

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wīchwazzer. Analyzable as weihen (“to consecrate”) +‎ Wasser (“water”), though the former component was probably the related Middle High German adjective wīch (“holy, consecrated”). Compare Dutch wijwater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯ˌvasɐ/

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Noun

Weihwasser n (strong, genitive Weihwassers, plural Weihwässer)

1. (Christianity) holy water

Declension

Declension of Weihwasser [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Weihwasser	die	Weihwässer
genitive	eines	des	Weihwassers	der	Weihwässer
dative	einem	dem	Weihwasser	den	Weihwässern
accusative	ein	das	Weihwasser	die	Weihwässer

Derived terms

• (etwas meiden, fliehen, ...) wie der Teufel das Weihwasser