Werden

See also: werden

German

Pronunciation
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Noun

Werden n (strong, genitive Werdens, no plural)

  1. gerund of werden; becoming (coming into being)
    • 8 June 1884, Henry James, "Pandora" [Part 2] in The New York Sun
      Washington had become the fashion, and possessed the great advantage of being a new resource in conversation. ...[I]n the light of these considerations the American capital took on the semblance of a monstrous, mystical Werden.
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Declension
Declension of Werden [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Werden
genitive eines des Werdens
dative einem dem Werden
accusative ein das Werden

Polish

Etymology

From German Werden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛr.dɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrdɛn
  • Syllabification: Wer‧den

Proper noun

Werden m pers or f

  1. a masculine surname
  2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Werden
singular plural
nominative Werden Werdenowie
genitive Werdena Werdenów
dative Werdenowi Werdenom
accusative Werdena Werdenów
instrumental Werdenem Werdenami
locative Werdenie Werdenach
vocative Werdenie Werdenowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived terms
  • Werdenowa
  • Werdenówna

See also
  • Appendix:Polish surnames
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