Wien

See also: wien

English

Etymology

From German Wien (“Vienna”); a habitational surname for the city. Doublet of Vienna.

Proper noun

Wien

1. A surname from German.
2. Alternative form of Vienna: the capital and largest city of Austria.
   • 1945, Austrian Basic Handbook, [London]: [Foreign Office], →OCLC, page 11, column 2:

     The growth of Wien’s population during the first twelve months of the Nazi régime was due neither to biological reasons nor to immigration, but was caused by an extension of the administrative territory of the city.

   • 1997, The European Legal 500, 7th edition, London: Legalease, →ISBN, page 19, column 2:

     Liebscher & Hübel and Neudorfer Griensteidl Hahnkamper & Stapf have until recently worked in co-operation but Dr Christoph Liebscher’s move to Wien to open an office has emphasised the incompatibility of two Kanzleien from the same city forming a close partnership.

   • 2017, Norman Flynn, Alberto Asquer, “Open Data, Open Government and Smart Cities”, in Public Sector Management, 7th edition, Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 99:

     The city of Wien in Austria (also known as Vienna) is an instance of Smart City.

Derived terms

• Maxwell-Wien bridge
• Wien approximation
• Wien bridge
• Wien effect

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wien”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Wean (inherited, possibly dated)

Etymology

In this form borrowed from Standard German Wien, from Middle High German Wienne, from Old High German Wēnnia. Further origin uncertain. See the German entry for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiːn/
• Hyphenation: Wien

Proper noun

Wien

1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)
   • 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Sieg der Provinz:

     I waaß net, es gibt so vü' Dichter in Wien,
     und ålle geehrt und berühmt.

     I didn't know there were so many poets in Vienna,
     and all honorable and famous.

   • 2015, “Wien wort auf di [Vienna waits for you]”, performed by Granada:

     Wann wirsds kapieren? Wien wort auf di!

     When will you realise? Vienna waits for you!

2. Wien (a river in Vienna, Austria)

References

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

Danish

Proper noun

Wien

1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

Finnish

Etymology

From German Wien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋiːn/, [ˈʋiːn]
• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːn/, [ˈwiːn]
• Rhymes: -iːn

Proper noun

Wien

1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

Declension

Inflection of Wien (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Wien	—
genitive		Wienin	—
partitive		Wieniä	—
illative		Wieniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Wien	—
accusative	nom.	Wien	—
	gen.	Wienin
genitive		Wienin	—
partitive		Wieniä	—
inessive		Wienissä	—
elative		Wienistä	—
illative		Wieniin	—
adessive		Wienillä	—
ablative		Wieniltä	—
allative		Wienille	—
essive		Wieninä	—
translative		Wieniksi	—
abessive		Wienittä	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Wien (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Wienini — accusative nom. Wienini — gen. Wienini genitive Wienini — partitive Wieniäni — inessive Wienissäni — elative Wienistäni — illative Wieniini — adessive Wienilläni — ablative Wieniltäni — allative Wienilleni — essive Wieninäni — translative Wienikseni — abessive Wienittäni — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Wienisi — accusative nom. Wienisi — gen. Wienisi genitive Wienisi — partitive Wieniäsi — inessive Wienissäsi — elative Wienistäsi — illative Wieniisi — adessive Wienilläsi — ablative Wieniltäsi — allative Wienillesi — essive Wieninäsi — translative Wieniksesi — abessive Wienittäsi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Wienimme — accusative nom. Wienimme — gen. Wienimme genitive Wienimme — partitive Wieniämme — inessive Wienissämme — elative Wienistämme — illative Wieniimme — adessive Wienillämme — ablative Wieniltämme — allative Wienillemme — essive Wieninämme — translative Wieniksemme — abessive Wienittämme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Wieninne — accusative nom. Wieninne — gen. Wieninne genitive Wieninne — partitive Wieniänne — inessive Wienissänne — elative Wienistänne — illative Wieniinne — adessive Wienillänne — ablative Wieniltänne — allative Wienillenne — essive Wieninänne — translative Wieniksenne — abessive Wienittänne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Wieninsä — accusative nom. Wieninsä — gen. Wieninsä genitive Wieninsä — partitive Wieniään Wieniänsä — inessive Wienissään Wienissänsä — elative Wienistään Wienistänsä — illative Wieniinsä — adessive Wienillään Wienillänsä — ablative Wieniltään Wieniltänsä — allative Wienilleen Wienillensä — essive Wieninään Wieninänsä — translative Wienikseen Wieniksensä — abessive Wienittään Wienittänsä — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• wieniläinen

compounds

• wieninleike
• wieninvalssi

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Wiene, Wienne, from Old High German Wienna, Wēnia, probably from a Vulgar Latin *Vedunia, itself from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”) or *weidus (“wild”). The Latin name Vindobona is probably not related at all, but at any rate cannot be the immediate source of the Old High German name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːn/

• Audio (Austria):

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Wien n (proper noun, genitive Wiens or (optionally with an article) Wien)

1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

   Wien ist die Hauptstadt von Österreich. ― Vienna is the capital of Austria.

2. Vienna (a state of Austria)

Proper noun

die Wien f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Wien)

1. Wien (a river in Austria, flowing through Vienna)

Declension

Declension of Wien [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wien
genitive	einer	der	Wien
dative	einer	der	Wien
accusative	eine	die	Wien

Derived terms

• Wiener
• wienerisch

See also

states of Austria: Länder Österreichsedit

• Burgenland
• Kärnten
• Niederösterreich
• Oberösterreich
• Salzburg
• Steiermark
• Tirol
• Vorarlberg
• Wien

References

• “Wien” in Duden online
• “Wien”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Further reading

• Wien on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Wien.

Proper noun

Wien

1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German wîn, from Old Saxon wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną. Compare Saterland Frisian Wien, German Wein.

Noun

Wien m (plural Wien)

1. wine

Derived terms

• Schumwien
• Wienarnt
• Wienbuddel
• Wiendruw
• Wienhendla
• Wienjoa
• Wienkjala
• Wienkuffel
• Wienlada
• Wienlusch
• Wienprass
• Wienrank
• Wienstock
• Wiensupa

Saterland Frisian

n Petälje Wien.

Etymology

From Old Frisian wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn. Cognates include German Wein and West Frisian wyn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vin/
• Hyphenation: Wien
• Rhymes: -in

Noun

Wien m (plural Wiene)

1. wine

Derived terms

• Wienfúgel

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “Wien”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn
• Homophone: vin

Proper noun

Wien n (genitive Wiens)

1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

Related terms

• wienare
• wienerbröd
• wienerkorv
• wienerkrans
• wienerschnitzel
• wienervals
• wienklassicism
• wienklassicist
• wienklassicistisk
• wienklassiker
• wiensk
• wienska

References

• “Wien”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)