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weg.

away

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv/vɛk/standard/vɛç/

  1. away

    Geh weg!

  2. gone, not there

    Meine Tasche ist weg.
    Das Rezept ist mit Knoblauch, aber du kannst ihn auch weglassen.

  3. from

    Westphalia · regional
    Wo bist du denn weg?
Where this word comes from

Shortened from Middle High German enwec, from Old High German in weg, corresponding to modern in + Weg. The first syllable is still seen in dialectal forms with e-; compare Luxembourgish ewech. Cognate with Dutch weg, Hunsrik wech, English away.

adj/vɛk/standard/vɛç/

  1. unconscious; passed out

    indeclinable · informal · predicative

  2. hammered; so drunk as being close to unconsciousness

    indeclinable · informal · predicative
Where this word comes from

Shortened from Middle High German enwec, from Old High German in weg, corresponding to modern in + Weg. The first syllable is still seen in dialectal forms with e-; compare Luxembourgish ewech. Cognate with Dutch weg, Hunsrik wech, English away.

conj/vɛk/standard/vɛç/

  1. minus

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Shortened from Middle High German enwec, from Old High German in weg, corresponding to modern in + Weg. The first syllable is still seen in dialectal forms with e-; compare Luxembourgish ewech. Cognate with Dutch weg, Hunsrik wech, English away.

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