noun#8,944 by frequency
die Waise
/ˈvaɪ̯zə/
orphan
- genitive
- der Waise
- plural
- die Waisen
Meanings
- 1
orphan
Er war ein Waise und konnte nicht lesen.
He was an orphan and illiterate.
Tatoeba · Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bei solchen Eltern ist es besser, Waise zu sein.
With such parents, it's better to be an orphan.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
female orphanrare
- 3
orphanrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieWaise | dieWaisen |
| accusative | dieWaise | dieWaisen |
| dative | derWaise | denWaisen |
| genitive | derWaise | derWaisen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.