German

Noun

Wenn n ‎(genitive Wenns, plural Wenn)

1. (informal) if

Declension

Synonyms

• Bedingung, Zweifel

Phrases

• Wenn und Aber

German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwannē ‎(“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, *kʷi- ‎(“interrogative base”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛn/

Conjunction

wenn

1. (subordinating) when
2. (subordinating) if (on the condition that)

See also

• wann

Low German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwannē ‎(“at what time, when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-, *kʷi- ‎(“interrogative base”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛn/

Conjunction

wenn

1. (subordinating) when
2. (subordinating) if (on the condition that)

See also

• wannehr
• wann

Old English

Noun

wenn m ‎(nominative plural wennas)

1. wen

Declension