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The article for

Wessi

der Wessi

Wessi is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Wessis

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Wessi?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Wessi, so learn the two together: der Wessi.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Ethnophaulism, partly jokingly pejorative, colloquially: West German

[1] Ethnophaulismus, teils scherzhaft teils abwertend, umgangssprachlich: Westdeutscher

Examples

[1] "It is not meant that Ossis whine more than others, but that they whine, although they do not - in contrast to the Wessis - have the right to do so"

[1] „Gemeint ist nicht, dass Ossis mehr jammern als andere, sondern, dass sie jammern, obwohl sie nicht – in Gegensatz zu den Wessis – das Recht dazu haben.“

[1] "The Ossis and the Wessis spoke the same language"

[1] „Die Ossis und die Wessis sprachen dieselbe Sprache.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Later they were amazed and disappointed how Bieder and Prude the Wessis were, much more jammed than in Woodstocke"

[1] „Später waren sie verwundert und enttäuscht, wie bieder und prüde die Wessis waren, viel verklemmter als in Woodstock.“

[1] "On his clothes, and apparently also his behavior can be seen that he is a Wessi ISTEE"

[1] „An seiner Kleidung, und offenbar auch an seinem Gehabe ist zu sehen, dass er ein Wessi ist.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Wessi die Wessis
Genitiv des Wessis der Wessis
Dativ dem Wessi den Wessis
Akkusativ den Wessi die Wessis

Pronunciation

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