weit

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === wiet (Ripuarian) wick (Kölsch) weck (other Ripuarian) === Etymology === From Middle High German wīt, from Old High German (*)wīd, northern variant of wīt, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɛi̯t/ === Adjective === weit (masculine weide, feminine weit, comparative weider, superlative et weitste) (Moselle Franconian) far; wide; distant == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch weit, weet, from Old Dutch *weit, *wēt, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”). Cognate with Low German Weten, West Frisian weet, German Weizen, English wheat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɛi̯t/ Rhymes: -ɛi̯t Homophone: wijd === Noun === weit f (uncountable, no diminutive) (obsolete) wheat Synonym: tarwe ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: weit === Anagrams === wiet == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German wīt, from Old High German wīt, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. Compare Low German wied, Hunsrik weid, Dutch wijd, English wide, Danish vid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vaɪ̯t/ === Adjective === weit (strong nominative masculine singular weiter, comparative weiter, superlative am weitesten) wide large far, distant (of the past or future) Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Adverb === weit far === Further reading === “weit”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “weit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “weit” in Duden online “weit” in OpenThesaurus.de == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vai̯t/, [vɑɪ̯t] === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German wīt, from the inflected forms of Old High German *wīd, northern variant of wīt. Doublet of wäit (“far”), which is from the inflected forms. ==== Adjective ==== weit (masculine weiden, neuter weit, comparative méi weit or weider, superlative am weitsten) wide; not narrow === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== weit inflection of weien: third-person singular simple present second-person plural simple present second-person plural imperative == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German wīt, from Old High German wīt. Compare German weit, Dutch wijd, English wide. === Adjective === weit far wide long