Weißbier

See also: weissbier

German

Alternative forms

• Weissbier (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

Now predominantly considered to be from weiß (“white”) +‎ Bier (“beer”), since the word was formerly also sometimes used for beers made from grains other than wheat. The alternative theory derives it from Weiße(n), an old and dialectally still widespread variant of Weizen (“wheat”). The latter word would seem at least to have reinforced the restriction.

Cognate with Hunsrik Weisbier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯sˌbiːɐ̯/

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• Hyphenation: Weiß‧bier

Noun

Weißbier n (strong, genitive Weißbieres or Weißbiers, plural Weißbiere)

1. weissbier (Bavarian beer made from wheat)

   Synonyms: Weizenbier, Weizen

2. (dated or specialist) one of a variety of other beers, such as Berliner Weiße

Declension

Declension of Weißbier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Weißbier	die	Weißbiere
genitive	eines	des	Weißbieres, Weißbiers	der	Weißbiere
dative	einem	dem	Weißbier, Weißbiere1	den	Weißbieren
accusative	ein	das	Weißbier	die	Weißbiere

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Weißbier” in Duden online
• “Weißbier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache