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Weiher

pond

noun VY-er Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Usage Note

Weiher is a pond, smaller than a See and typically still or slow-moving. The word is common in southern Germany and place names, e.g. Feuerbach am Weiher. Distinct from Teich, which often implies a man-made or managed pond.

Examples

"Am Weiher riefen abends die Frösche."

Natural Translation

In the evenings the frogs called by the pond.

Literal Translation

At-the pond called in-the-evenings the frogs.

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