Wald

See also: wald

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz. Cognate with German Wald, Dutch woud, English wold, Icelandic völlur.

Pronunciation
  • (Zurich) IPA(key): /vɑlt/

Noun

Wald m (plural Wälder, diminutive Wäldli)

  1. woods, forest

German

Etymology

From Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz. Cognate with Dutch woud, Old English weald (English weald, wold), Old Norse vǫllr (Faroese vøllur, Norwegian voll, Icelandic völlur).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /valt/
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Noun

Wald m (genitive Waldes or Walds, plural Wälder, diminutive Wäldchen n)

  1. forest; woods; woodland

Declension
Declension of Wald
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wald die Wälder
genitive eines des Waldes,
Walds		 der Wälder
dative einem dem Wald,
Walde1		 den Wäldern
accusative einen den Wald die Wälder
1Now uncommon, see notes

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Wald in Duden online

Hunsrik

Noun

Wald m (plural Welder, diminutive Weldche)

  1. forest

Further reading
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