"wec" meaning in Middle High German

See wec in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɛk/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: From Old High German wëg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmh|goh|wëg}} Old High German wëg, {{inh|gmh|gmw-pro|*weg}} Proto-West Germanic *weg Head templates: {{gmh-noun|g=m|head=wëc}} wëc m Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|((wëc<m.astem.decllemma:wëg>))}} Forms: wëc [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], dër [definite, nominative, singular], wëc [nominative, noun, singular], die [definite, nominative, plural], wëge [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], wëges [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], wëge [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], wëge [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], wëgen [dative, noun, plural], einen [accusative, indefinite, singular], dën [accusative, definite, singular], wëc [accusative, noun, singular], die [accusative, definite, plural], wëge [accusative, noun, plural]
  1. a way, a path, a trail, a track
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    },
    {
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          "lang_code": "lb",
          "word": "Wee"
        },
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          "lang": "Hunsrik",
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          "word": "Wegh"
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      "word": "Wääch"
    },
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Weg"
    },
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      "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
      "lang_code": "pdc",
      "word": "Weg"
    },
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      "lang": "Yiddish",
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      "roman": "veg",
      "word": "וועג"
    }
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Old High German wëg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg.",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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          "wëc",
          "wec#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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        "noun",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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          "wëge",
          "wege#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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        "noun",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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          "wëges",
          "weges#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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        "noun",
        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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          "wëge",
          "wege#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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        "noun",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëge",
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        [
          "wëge",
          "wege#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "wëgen",
          "wegen#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëc",
      "links": [
        [
          "wëc",
          "wec#Middle_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëge",
      "links": [
        [
          "wëge",
          "wege#Middle_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a way, a path, a trail, a track"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ],
        [
          "path",
          "path"
        ],
        [
          "trail",
          "trail"
        ],
        [
          "track",
          "track"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛk/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Wäg"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "lang_code": "lb",
          "word": "Wee"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Hunsrik",
          "lang_code": "hrx",
          "word": "Wegh"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Central Franconian",
      "lang_code": "gmw-cfr",
      "word": "Wääch"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Weg"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
      "lang_code": "pdc",
      "word": "Weg"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "veg",
      "word": "וועג"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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        "masculine"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëc",
      "links": [
        [
          "wëc",
          "wec#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëge",
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        [
          "wëge",
          "wege#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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          "wëges",
          "weges#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        [
          "wëge",
          "wege#Middle_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëge",
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        [
          "wëge",
          "wege#Middle_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "wëgen",
          "wegen#Middle_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wëc",
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        [
          "wëc",
          "wec#Middle_High_German"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        [
          "wëge",
          "wege#Middle_High_German"
        ]
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  "lang_code": "gmh",
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        "Middle High German terms derived from Old High German",
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        "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ],
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          "path",
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        ],
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          "track"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛk/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wec"
}

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