"W" meaning in German

See W in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /veː/ [letter, name], /v/ [phoneme], [v] [phoneme], [ʋ] [phoneme] Audio: De-W.ogg Forms: w [lowercase]
Head templates: {{head|de|letter|upper case||lower case|w}} W (upper case, lower case w)
  1. The twenty-third letter of the German alphabet. Tags: letter, uppercase
    Sense id: en-W-de-character-DCXsAqBA Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 85 15

Noun

IPA: /veː/ [letter, name], /v/ [phoneme], [v] [phoneme], [ʋ] [phoneme] Audio: De-W.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|noun}} W
  1. Abbreviation of West (“west”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: West (extra: west) Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-W-de-noun-vcPdT4cR Disambiguation of Compass points: 13 87

Download JSON data for W meaning in German (2.2kB)

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