Wånd

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See also: Wand and wand

Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German want, from Old High German want, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (weave; wickerwork; plait; fence, wall), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (to turn; bend; wind; twist; braid; weave).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɔnd̥/
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɒ̃nd̥/ (Vienna)
  • Hyphenation: Wånd

Noun

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Wånd f (plural Wänd, diminutive Wanderl)

  1. wall, partition
  2. vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface

Usage notes

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  • The words Wånd and Mauer are often but not always interchangeable. Even when they are synonymous, there is sometimes a preference for one of them:
  • Wånd is predominant for walls that are not made of stone, concrete, or the like. Mauer usually implies masonry.
  • With stone walls, only Mauer is commonly used for freestanding ones.
  • Both words are used for the walls of buildings. Wand is the normal choice, however, when one refers to them as seen from the inside (for example, a painting is typically said to hang ån der Wånd, "on the wall", rather than ån der Mauer).