Gefährte

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German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfeːɐ̯tə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Rhymes: -ɛːɐ̯tə
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧fähr‧te

Etymology 1

From Middle High German , from Old High German giferto (“companion, he who travels with someone”), from the same root as fahren. Cognate with Old English ġefēra (“companion”).

Noun

Gefährte m (weak, genitive Gefährten, plural Gefährten, feminine Gefährtin)

  1. companion
Declension
Declension of Gefährte
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gefährte die Gefährten
genitive eines des Gefährten der Gefährten
dative einem dem Gefährten den Gefährten
accusative einen den Gefährten die Gefährten
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Gefährte

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Gefährt

Further reading

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