Noun: Weib
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Weib |
| Plural | Weiber |
Definite
| Singular | das Weib |
| Plural | die Weiber |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Weibes; Weibs |
| Plural | Weiber |
Definite
| Singular | des Weibes; Weibs |
| Plural | der Weiber |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Weib; Weibe |
| Plural | Weibern |
Definite
| Singular | dem Weib; Weibe |
| Plural | den Weibern |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Weib |
| Plural | Weiber |
Definite
| Singular | das Weib |
| Plural | die Weiber |
Sample Sentences
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So sprach er [...]: „Weib, meine letzte Stunde ist da; alle Schätze, so ich allein besaß, sind dein und deiner Tochter.“ (So he said …: "Wife, my last hour is here; all the treasures that I possessed of myself are yours and your daughter's.")
Nouns inflected like Weib
Rechenbrett,
Damoklesschwert,
Adlernest,
Wunderkind,
Mannsbild,
Prachtweib,
Schwarzgeld,
Warnschild,
Federkleid,
Christkind,
Sackgeld,
Holzbrett,
Schriftbild,
Rossigkeitsgesicht,
Ölfeld,
Tanzlied,
Ölbild,
Vermittlungsentgelt,
Erfindergeist,
Kleingeist, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-West Germanic *wīb. Cognate with Dutch wijf, English wife. See: Dutch Nouns '
wijf', English Nouns '
wife'.
Verbs referencing "Weib"
English Nouns
wife, Old Norse Nouns
víf, Swedish Nouns
viv.
Translations