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Weg

See also: weg, WEG, weg-, -weg, and węg.

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg. Cognate with Dutch weg, English way.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /veːk/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /veːç/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
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Noun

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Weg m (strong, genitive Weges or Wegs, plural Wege, diminutive Wegchen n or Weglein n)

  1. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic)
    Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg.
    The forest can be dangerous, so stay on the path.
  2. route, way (to get from one place to another)
    Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck?
    Do you know the way to Schönebeck?
    auf dem Weg ― on the way
  3. method, way (of doing something)
    Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten.
    We found a way to extract milk from oats.
    Mittel und Wege ― ways and means
  4. (with preposition) someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement
    in den Weg ― in the way
    aus dem Weg ― out of the way

Declension

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Declension of Weg [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Weg die Wege
genitive eines des Weges, Wegs der Wege
dative einem dem Weg, Wege1 den Wegen
accusative einen den Weg die Wege

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wech, from Old Saxon weg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg. Cognate with West Frisian wei, English way.

Noun

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Weg m (plural Weeg)

  1. way
  2. road

Synonyms

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Pennsylvania German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic *weg. Cognate with German Weg, English way.

Noun

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Weg m (plural Wege)

  1. way
  2. road
  3. direction
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