"Wald" meaning in German

See Wald in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /valt/ Audio: De-Wald.ogg , De-Wald2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu. Cognates Cognate with Dutch woud, Old English weald (English weald, wold), Old Norse vǫllr (Faroese vøllur, Norwegian Bokmål voll, Norwegian Nynorsk voll, Icelandic völlur). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|walt}} Middle High German walt, {{inh|de|goh|wald}} Old High German wald, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*walþu}} Proto-West Germanic *walþu, {{cog|nl|woud}} Dutch woud, {{cog|ang|weald}} Old English weald, {{cog|en|weald}} English weald, {{cog|non|vǫllr}} Old Norse vǫllr, {{cog|fo|vøllur}} Faroese vøllur, {{cog|nb|voll}} Norwegian Bokmål voll, {{cog|nn|voll}} Norwegian Nynorsk voll, {{cog|is|völlur}} Icelandic völlur Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^er|dim=^chen,^lein}} Wald m (strong, genitive Waldes or Walds, plural Wälder, diminutive Wäldchen n or Wäldlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Waldes [genitive], Walds [genitive], Wälder [plural], Wäldchen [diminutive, neuter], Wäldlein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Wald [nominative, singular], Wälder [definite, nominative, plural], Waldes [genitive, singular], Walds [genitive, singular], Wälder [definite, genitive, plural], Wald [dative, singular], Walde [dative, singular], Wäldern [dative, definite, plural], Wald [accusative, singular], Wälder [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. forest; woods; woodland Tags: masculine, strong Categories (place): Forests Categories (lifeform): Trees Derived forms: Waldung
    Sense id: en-Wald-de-noun-CX~ynZZI Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Hyponyms: Bambuswald, Bannwald, Buchenwald, Eichenwald, Fichtenwald, Forst, Hain, Herbstwald, Kiefernwald, Lärchenwald, Laubwald, Märchenwald, Nadelwald, Parkwald, Pinienwald, Regenwald, Schwarzwald, Spreewald, Stelenwald, Urwald, Wirtschaftswald, Zauberwald, Zedernwald Related terms: den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht sehen, Waldahorn, Waldameise, Waldarbeiter, waldarm, Waldaufseher, Waldbau, Waldbeere, Waldbild, Waldbrand, waldein, Waldeinsamkeit, Waldelb, Waldesdunkel, Waldesrand, Waldesruhe, Waldfuß, Waldgehege, Waldgeist, Waldgeld, Waldgenosse, Waldglas, Waldgott, Waldgrenze, Waldhorn, Waldkampf, Waldkatze, Waldkauz, Waldland, Waldläufer, Waldlichtung, Waldmeister, Waldmensch, waldreich, Waldschrat, Waldstadt, Waldsterben, Waldvogel, Waldweg

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "Waldlichtung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waldmeister"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waldmensch"
    },
    {
      "word": "waldreich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waldschrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waldstadt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waldsterben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waldvogel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waldweg"
    }
  ],
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        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Forests",
        "de:Trees"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forest; woods; woodland"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ],
        [
          "woods",
          "woods"
        ],
        [
          "woodland",
          "woodland"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/valt/"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/De-Wald.ogg/De-Wald.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/De-Wald.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Wald2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/30/De-Wald2.ogg/De-Wald2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/De-Wald2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "wallt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wald"
}

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