Danish

Proper noun

Weichsel

1. (geography) Vistula (The longest river in Poland)

Synonyms

• Wisła
• Weichselfloden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wīhsel, from Old High German wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- ‎(“mistletoe”). Cognate with Russian ви́шня ‎(víšnja, “sour cherry”), Ancient Greek ἰξός ‎(ixós, “mistletoe, birdline”), and Latin viscum ‎(“birdlime”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯ksl̩/

Noun

Weichsel f ‎(genitive Weichsel, plural Weichseln)

1. sour cherry (fruit of the sour cherry tree)

Declension

Proper noun

Weichsel f ‎(genitive Weichsel)

1. Vistula