Weisweiler

German

Etymology

Attested as Wizwilre in 1176.[1]

By surface analysis, weiß +‎ Weiler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaɪ̯sˌvaɪ̯lɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Weis‧wei‧ler

Noun

Weisweiler m (strong, genitive Weisweilers, plural Weisweiler, feminine Weisweilerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Weisweiler

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

Weisweiler n (proper noun, genitive Weisweilers or (optionally with an article) Weisweiler)

  1. a part of the town of Eschweiler, in Aachen district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Declension

Proper noun

Weisweiler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Weisweilers or (with an article) Weisweiler, feminine genitive Weisweiler, plural Weisweilers or Weisweiler)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

Declension

References

  1. ^ Weisweiler, kantl.be