Weihe

See also: weihe

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wīhe, from Old High German wīhī.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vaɪ̯ə/
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Noun

Weihe f (genitive Weihe, plural Weihen)

(religion) consecration
(Christianity, in particular) ordination (Catholic and Orthodox sacrament)

Declension

Declension of Weihe

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Weihe	die	Weihen
genitive	einer	der	Weihe	der	Weihen
dative	einer	der	Weihe	den	Weihen
accusative	eine	die	Weihe	die	Weihen

Derived terms

Priesterweihe

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Old High German wīo, from Proto-Germanic *wīwô. Compare Pennsylvania German Woi.

Noun

Weihe f (genitive Weihe, plural Weihen)

harrier (bird of prey)

Further reading

Weihe in Duden online

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