Masculine

Wachs

Meaning

  1. (masculine, neuter, nonstandard, strong) wax
  2. (masculine, neuter, nonstandard, strong) cere

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

waggs

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/vaks/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą. Akin to Luxembourgish Wuess, Dutch was, English wax, Danish voks, Swedish vax.

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