Wochenende
Meaning
weekend (break in the working week, usually Saturday and Sunday)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Wo‧chen‧en‧de
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɔxənˌɛndə/
Etymology
Compound of Woche (“week”) + -n- + Ende (“end”). In the older language sporadically for “end of the week”. The modern sense since the 19th century after English weekend, in general use since ca. 1920.
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Sentences
Flugbetrieb findet am gesamten Wochenende und mittwochs unter der Woche statt .
Flight operations take place throughout the weekend and on Wednesdays during the week.