Wisent

== German == === Alternative forms === Wisund (highly archaic) === Etymology === Partly inherited from, and partly a 19th-century revival of, Middle High German wisent (Brehms Tierleben, 1863–1869), from Old High German wisunt, wisant, from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz. Due to the learned origin, typically pronounced with a full vowel in the unstressed syllable. Doublet of Bison. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈviːzɛnt/ === Noun === Wisent m or n (strong, genitive Wisents or (very rare) Wisentes, plural Wisente) wisent, European bison (Bison bonasus) Synonym: Europäischer Bison ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bergwisent (extinct) Kaukasus-Bergwisent (extinct) Kaukasus-Wisent (extinct) Steppenwisent (“Bison priscus: steppe bison, steppe wisent”) ==== Related terms ==== Bison ==== Descendants ==== → English: wisent → Danish: visent → Dutch: wisent → Norwegian Nynorsk: visent → Swedish: visent === Further reading === “Wisent” in Duden online Wisent on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Wisent”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)