"Wisch" meaning in German

See Wisch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /vɪʃ/ Audio: De-Wisch.ogg Forms: Wischs [genitive], Wisch [genitive, with-article]
Rhymes: -ɪʃ Etymology: From Middle High German wisch, from Old High German -wisc (in arswisc and ovanwisc), from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz. Cognate with English whisk. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wisch}} Middle High German wisch, {{der|de|goh||-wisc}} Old High German -wisc, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*wiskaz}} Proto-Germanic *wiskaz, {{cog|en|whisk}} English whisk Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Wisch n (proper noun, genitive Wischs or (optionally with an article) Wisch)
  1. a municipality of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Municipalities of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
    Sense id: en-Wisch-de-name-1qadHhkx
  2. a municipality of Plön district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Municipalities of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
    Sense id: en-Wisch-de-name-48CJ~KK5 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 17 57 10 15

Noun

IPA: /vɪʃ/ Audio: De-Wisch.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪʃ Etymology: From Middle High German wisch, from Old High German -wisc (in arswisc and ovanwisc), from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz. Cognate with English whisk. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wisch}} Middle High German wisch, {{der|de|goh||-wisc}} Old High German -wisc, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*wiskaz}} Proto-Germanic *wiskaz, {{cog|en|whisk}} English whisk Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Wisch m (strong, genitive Wisches or Wischs, plural Wische) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Wisches [genitive], Wischs [genitive], Wische [plural], strong [table-tags], Wisch [nominative, singular], Wische [definite, nominative, plural], Wisches [genitive, singular], Wischs [genitive, singular], Wische [definite, genitive, plural], Wisch [dative, singular], Wische [dative, singular], Wischen [dative, definite, plural], Wisch [accusative, singular], Wische [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (dated or regional) wisp (bundle of straw) Tags: dated, masculine, regional, strong
    Sense id: en-Wisch-de-noun-de:bundle_of_straw Categories (other): Regional German
  2. (informal, derogatory) sheet of paper, usually an official document or form Tags: derogatory, informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Schrieb
    Sense id: en-Wisch-de-noun-de:derogatory:_official_document

Inflected forms

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          "Germany",
          "Germany#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "proper-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɪʃ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Wisch.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/De-Wisch.ogg/De-Wisch.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/De-Wisch.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʃ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wisch"
}

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