Weib

Etymology
From, from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  woman, broad
 * 2)  woman, wife
 * 3) * "de"

- So sprach er [...]: „Weib, meine letzte Stunde ist da; alle Schätze, so ich allein besaß, sind dein und deiner Tochter.“

Usage notes

 * cannot be a neutral term for “woman” in contemporary German (for that see ). Nonetheless, it is still rather a current word and may be more or less pejorative depending on context. It is most often heard among men, notably in the plural, in which case it has a macho ring to it, without being particularly abusive: Perhaps comparable to the use of  in American English. Women may also use it among each other in a chummy tone:  Otherwise it is disrespectful and often combined with adjectives for stronger vilification, e.g.
 * In older German (well into the 19th century), Weib was a normal word for a woman, usually one of the “common people”, or someone's wife. This more neutral sense is still retained in many derived terms, particularly.

Noun

 * 1) woman

Etymology
Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) wife
 * 2) woman