Waise

German

Etymology

From Old High German weiso; cognate with Dutch wees.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯zə/ (Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɛ̯.sɛ/ (Austria)

• Audio:

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• Homophones: weise, Weise
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯zə

Noun

Waise f (genitive Waise, plural Waisen)

1. (strict sense) female orphan
2. (broad sense) orphan

Usage notes

Today this noun is chiefly feminine, but in older stages of German it was either masculine or feminine.

Declension

Declension of Waise [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Waise	die	Waisen
genitive	einer	der	Waise	der	Waisen
dative	einer	der	Waise	den	Waisen
accusative	eine	die	Waise	die	Waisen

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Halbwaise
• Kriegswaise
• Scheidungswaise
• Sozialwaise
• Waisenanstalt
• Waisengeld
• Waisenhaus
• Waisenheim
• Waisenjunge
• Waisenkind
• Waisenknabe
• Waisenmädchen
• verwaisen
• verwaist
• Verwaistheit
• Vollwaise

Noun

Waise m (genitive Waisen, plural Waisen, feminine Waise f or Waisin, diminutive Waischen)

1. orphan

Further reading

• “Waise” in Duden online
• “Waise” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache