Wochenende

== German == === Alternative forms === WE (abbreviation) === Etymology === Compound of Woche (“week”) +‎ -n- +‎ Ende (“end”). In the older language sporadically for “end of the week”. The modern sense since the 19th century after English weekend, in general use since ca. 1920. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɔxənˌɛndə/, [ˈvɔ.χn̩ˌʔɛn.də], [ˈʋɔ-], [-χən-], [-x(ə)n-] Hyphenation: Wo‧chen‧en‧de Rhymes: -ɛndə === Noun === Wochenende n (mixed, genitive Wochenendes, plural Wochenenden, diminutive Wochenendchen n) weekend (break in the working week, usually Saturday and Sunday) Synonym: (dated) Weekend ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Wochenende” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Wochenende” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Wochenende”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Wochenende” in Duden online Wochenende on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de