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Central Franconian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German wīt, from Old High German (*)wīd, northern variant of wīt, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
weit (masculine weide, feminine weit, comparative weider, superlative et weitste)
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
Noun
weit f (uncountable, no diminutive)
Related terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: weit
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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
Adjective
weit (strong nominative masculine singular weiter, comparative weiter, superlative am weitesten)
- wide
- large
- 2010, Der Spiegel, number 33/2010, page 83:
- Seit Ende Juli hat der Monsunregen die Flüsse in weiten Teilen Pakistans über die Ufer treten lassen und ganze Provinzen in Seen verwandelt.
- Since the end of July, the monsoon rain has made the rivers overflow their banks in large parts of Pakistan and turned whole provinces into lakes.
- far, distant (of the past or future)
- Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft.
- The novel takes place in the far future.
- Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development.
- Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen.
- It's almost time to perform the ritual.
- Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen.
- Computers have advanced enough to understand language.
Declension
Positive forms of weit
Comparative forms of weit
Superlative forms of weit
Derived terms
- gähnendweit
- himmelweit
- riesenweit
- so weit, so gut (“so far so good”)
- sperrangelweit
- weit entfernt
- weit weg
Adverb
weit
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Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
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
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