Gefahr

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gevāre, gevære, from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic *fērō. Cognate with English fear and Dutch gevaar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfaːɐ̯/
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Noun

Gefahr f (genitive Gefahr, plural Gefahren)

  1. danger, hazard, peril, risk
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 125:
      Niemand konnte ihn hier vermuten, er hatte das Gefühl vollkommener Sicherheit, von keiner Seite drohte irgendwelche Gefahr.
      Nobody could suppose him to be here, he had the feeling of complete security, from no side did any danger threaten him.
  2. threat

Declension

Declension of Gefahr
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gefahr die Gefahren
genitive einer der Gefahr der Gefahren
dative einer der Gefahr den Gefahren
accusative eine die Gefahr die Gefahren

Derived terms

Compound nouns

Further reading

  • “Gefahr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Gefahr” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Gefahr” in Duden online
  • Gefahr on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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