Wiesen

See also: wiesen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːzən/

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• Homophone: Visen

Noun

Wiesen

1. plural of Wiese (“meadow”)

Proper noun

Wiesen n (proper noun, genitive Wiesens or (optionally with an article) Wiesen)

1. A community in northwestern Bavaria, Germany
2. A town in Burgenland, Austria

Proper noun

Wiesen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wiesens or (with an article) Wiesen, feminine genitive Wiesen, plural Wiesens or Wiesen)

1. a surname

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German wesen, from Old High German wesan, from the verb wesan (“to be, to exist”), from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. Cognate with German Wesen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviəzən/
• Rhymes: -iəzən

Noun

Wiesen n (plural Wiesen)

1. (uncountable) essence, substance
2. (uncountable) nature, character
3. (countable) being, creature