"Wimper" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪmpɐ/ Audio: De-Wimper.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German winbrā, wintprā, variants of Middle High German wintbrā, wintbrāwe, from Old High German wintbrāwa, from wint + brāwa; see Braue for the second component. It has been theorised that the first component may be cognate with Old Prussian wanso (“first hairs on the face”) and thence with Russian усы (usy, “moustache”), as well as Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos, “downy hair”) and Middle Irish find (“hair”), all from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, to turn”), with "hair" being derived from the original "winding up and down" meaning. Cognate with Dutch wimper (“eyelash”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|winbrā}} Middle High German winbrā, {{inh|de|gmh|wintbrā}} Middle High German wintbrā, {{inh|de|goh|wintbrāwa}} Old High German wintbrāwa, {{com|goh|wint|brāwa|nocat=1}} wint + brāwa, {{cog|prg|wanso||first hairs on the face}} Old Prussian wanso (“first hairs on the face”), {{cog|ru|усы||moustache}} Russian усы (usy, “moustache”), {{cog|grc|ἴονθος||downy hair}} Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos, “downy hair”), {{cog|mga|find||hair}} Middle Irish find (“hair”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*wendʰ-||to wind, to turn}} Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, to turn”), {{cog|nl|wimper|t=eyelash}} Dutch wimper (“eyelash”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Wimper f (genitive Wimper, plural Wimpern) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Wimper [genitive], Wimpern [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Wimper [nominative, singular], Wimpern [definite, nominative, plural], Wimper [genitive, singular], Wimpern [definite, genitive, plural], Wimper [dative, singular], Wimpern [dative, definite, plural], Wimper [accusative, singular], Wimpern [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. eyelash Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wimper-de-noun-cOvPgAFF
  2. (biology) cilium (lash-like appendage of single-celled organisms; e.g. for movement) Tags: feminine Derived forms: Wimpernschlag, Wimperntusche, Wimpertierchen, ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken
    Sense id: en-Wimper-de-noun-XBgfwwL~ Categories (other): Biology, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 0 0

Inflected forms

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