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- [wen-dish]
- /ˈwɛn dɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wen-dish]
- /ˈwɛn dɪʃ/
Definitions of wendish word
- adjective wendish of or relating to the Wends or their language; Sorbian. 1
- noun wendish Sorbian (def 2). 1
- adjective wendish of or relating to the Wends 0
- noun wendish the West Slavonic language of the Wends 0
- adjective wendish Lusatian (sense 2) Lusatian adjective 0
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Origin of wendish
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < German wendisch, equivalent to Wende Wend + -isch -ish1
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Parts of speech for Wendish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wendish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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