Weisheit

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Weisheit.

Proper noun

Weisheit (plural Weisheits)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Weisheit is the 38948^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 566 individuals. Weisheit is most common among White (95.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Weisheit”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wīsheit, from Old High German wīsheit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯shaɪ̯t/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Weis‧heit

Noun

Weisheit f (genitive Weisheit, plural Weisheiten)

1. (uncountable) wisdom

   Synonyms: Gelehrtheit, Klugheit, Schlauheit

2. insight

   Synonym: Einsicht

3. wise saying, wise words

Declension

Declension of Weisheit [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Weisheit	die	Weisheiten
genitive	einer	der	Weisheit	der	Weisheiten
dative	einer	der	Weisheit	den	Weisheiten
accusative	eine	die	Weisheit	die	Weisheiten

Related terms

• weise
• weissagen

Further reading

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