Wind

See also: wind

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from wind (both senses). This surname also appears in Dutch, Danish, Swedish, and German with the same senses, such as Wint. Compare De Wind.
• Also as a German surname, variant of Wendt.

Proper noun

Wind

1. A surname

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic *wind. Cognates include German Wind and Luxembourgish Wand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvind̥/, /ˈβind̥/
• Hyphenation: Wind

Noun

Wind m (plural Wind)

1. wind
   • 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:

     Zårte Blatterl schiaßen aus die Zweigel,
     und Papierln ziagn im Fruahjåhrswind.

     Tender leaves shoot up from the grape,
     and the papers move in the spring wind.

2. fart

   Synonyms: Schas, Schoaß

3. (Vienna) bragging
4. (Vienna) upset, disturbance

   Kumm, moch kan Wind! ― Come on, don't get upset!

References

• Maria Hornung; Sigmar Grüner (2002), “Wind”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint, from Proto-West Germanic *wind. Compare Dutch wind, English wind, Danish vind, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɪnt

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Noun

Wind m (strong, genitive Windes or Winds, plural Winde, diminutive Windchen n)

1. wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure

Declension

Declension of Wind [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wind	die	Winde
genitive	eines	des	Windes, Winds	der	Winde
dative	einem	dem	Wind, Winde1	den	Winden
accusative	einen	den	Wind	die	Winde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Fahrtwind
• Fahrwind
• Gegenwind
• Rückenwind

Derived terms

• Fahrtwind
• Fahrwind
• Gegenwind
• Rückenwind
• von etwas Wind bekommen
• Windbeutel
• Windböe
• Windfahne
• Windhose
• windig
• windlos
• Windmühle
• Windrad
• Windrichtung
• Windrose
• Windsack
• Windsbraut
• Windschatten
• Windschutz
• Windstille
• Windstoß

Further reading

• “Wind” in Duden online
• “Wind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Wind”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German wint, from Old Saxon wind, from Proto-West Germanic *wind. Compare German Wind, Dutch wind, English wind, Danish vind, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɪnt/

Noun

Wind m (plural Winn or Winnen)

1. wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure

Derived terms

• Fohrtwind
• Fohrwind
• Gegenwind