Eingeweide

German

Alternative forms

  • Geweide, Ingeweide (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German ingeweide, from earlier geweide, a word restricted to High German. Predominantly attributed to hunter’s jargon as a derivation from Weide (“food, pasture”), as some of the guts are thrown to the dogs. Alternatively related to Weide (“willow”), then in the sense of “something wound up, convoluted”; compare Latin viscera (“entrails”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌvaɪ̯də/
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Noun

Eingeweide n (strong, genitive Eingeweides, plural Eingeweide)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) guts, internal organs, entrails
    Synonyms: Gedärm(e), (chiefly of animals) Innereien, Gekröse
    • 1984, Die Ärzte, Schlaflied, on the album Debil:
      [Das Monster] beißt Dir in den Hals und trinkt Dein Blut. Ohne Blut bist Du bleich wie Kreide; dann frißt es Deine Eingeweide.
      [The Monster] bites you in the neck and drinks your blood. Without blood you are as pale as chalk; and then it eats your internal organs.

Declension

Declension of Eingeweide [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eingeweide die Eingeweide
genitive eines des Eingeweides der Eingeweide
dative einem dem Eingeweide den Eingeweiden
accusative ein das Eingeweide die Eingeweide

Derived terms

  • Eingeweidebruch

Further reading

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