Dürre
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German dürre, from Old High German durrī, from Proto-West Germanic *þurʀī, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters-. Equivalent to dürr (“dry”) + -e (“-ness”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Dürre f (genitive Dürre, plural Dürren)
Declension
Declension of Dürre
Noun
Dürre f (adjectival, definite nominative die Dürre, genitive Dürrer, definite genitive der Dürren, plural Dürre, definite plural die Dürren)
- nominalized feminine of dürr: a scrawny woman
- Gott sprach zu Ahab: „Wenn du nicht ablässt von deinem bösen Tun, schicke ich dir eine lange Dürre!“ Darauf Ahab: „Nun, eine kleine Dicke wäre mir natürlich lieber...”