"Wessi" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛsi/ Audio: De-Wessi.ogg
Etymology: Derived from Westen (“west”) + -i, analogically to Ossi, which compare for more. Etymology templates: {{m|de|Westen||west}} Westen (“west”), {{suf|de||i}} + -i, {{m|de|Ossi}} Ossi Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:-,s}} Wessi m (strong, genitive Wessis or Wessi, plural Wessis), {{de-noun|f􂀿referring to a female􂁀,s}} Wessi (referring to a female) f (genitive Wessi, plural Wessis) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:-,s}}, {{de-ndecl|f􂀿referring to a female􂁀,s}} Forms: Wessis [genitive], Wessi [genitive], Wessis [plural], Wessi [genitive], Wessis [plural], strong [table-tags], Wessi [nominative, singular], Wessis [definite, nominative, plural], Wessis [genitive, singular], Wessi [genitive, singular], Wessis [definite, genitive, plural], Wessi [dative, singular], Wessis [dative, definite, plural], Wessi [accusative, singular], Wessis [accusative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Wessi [nominative, singular], Wessis [definite, nominative, plural], Wessi [genitive, singular], Wessis [definite, genitive, plural], Wessi [dative, singular], Wessis [dative, definite, plural], Wessi [accusative, singular], Wessis [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial, Germany) a person from the area of the former West Germany, used to distinguish them from a person from the former East Germany Tags: Germany, colloquial, feminine Categories (place): West Germany Derived forms: Besserwessi Related terms: Westdeutscher, Westdeutschland
    Sense id: en-Wessi-de-noun-ASkpq7N6 Categories (other): German German, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -i

Inflected forms

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