Polyglot Dictionary

Wochenende

/ˈvɔxn̩ˌʔɛndə/

das noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Wochenenden

Meaning

  1. weekend

    • Schönes Wochenende!

      Have a nice weekend!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Woche week
  • Ende end

Similar words

Feiertag

A Feiertag is a specific public holiday, which can fall on any weekday. Wochenende is the recurring Saturday–Sunday break, unrelated to the calendar of holidays.

Similar in other languages

French

week-end

week-end is the French word for the same thing — both mean "weekend."

Portuguese

fim de semana

fim de semana is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "weekend."

Practice

1 What does Wochenende mean?

2 Fill the gap: Schönes ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wochenende?

See also

nouncompoundtimeeveryday

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