Waise

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German weise, from Old High German weiso; cognate with Dutch wees. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯zə/ (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈvaɛ̯.sɛ/ (Austria) Homophones: weise, Weise Rhymes: -aɪ̯zə === Noun === Waise f (genitive Waise, plural Waisen) (strict sense) female orphan (broad sense) orphan ==== Usage notes ==== Today this noun is chiefly feminine, but in older stages of German it was either masculine or feminine. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === Waise m (genitive Waisen, plural Waisen, feminine Waise f or Waisin, diminutive Waischen) orphan === Further reading === “Waise” in Duden online “Waise”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)