"Weiche" meaning in German

See Weiche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvaɪ̯çə/
Rhymes: -aɪ̯çə Etymology: Deverbal from weichen (“to give way”). Etymology templates: {{deverbal|de|weichen||to give way}} Deverbal from weichen (“to give way”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Weiche f (genitive Weiche, plural Weichen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Weiche [genitive], Weichen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Weiche [nominative, singular], Weichen [definite, nominative, plural], Weiche [genitive, singular], Weichen [definite, genitive, plural], Weiche [dative, singular], Weichen [dative, definite, plural], Weiche [accusative, singular], Weichen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. railway switch, points Tags: feminine Derived forms: weichenstellend, Weichenstörung
    Sense id: en-Weiche-de-noun-JnzK~wdQ Categories (other): German deverbals
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈvaɪ̯çə/ Forms: Weiche [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Weiche [nominative, singular], Weiche [genitive, singular], Weiche [dative, singular], Weiche [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -aɪ̯çə Etymology: From Middle High German weiche, from Old High German weihhī. Analysable as weich + -e. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|weiche}} Middle High German weiche, {{inh|de|goh|weihhī}} Old High German weihhī, {{suffix|de|weich|-e}} weich + -e Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Weiche f (genitive Weiche, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. softness Tags: feminine, no-plural Synonyms: Weichheit
    Sense id: en-Weiche-de-noun-htPG3soG Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 63 35 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 5 63 31
  2. (anatomy) flank, loin (especially of animals) Tags: feminine, no-plural Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: Flanke, Leiste
    Sense id: en-Weiche-de-noun-osf5u2Ly Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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