Gewehr

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida, equivalent to ge- +‎ Wehr (“defense, resistance”). Cognate with German wehren. Cognate with Dutch geweer,[1] Hunsrik Geweher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈveːɐ̯/
  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
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Noun

Gewehr n (strong, genitive Gewehres or Gewehrs, plural Gewehre)

  1. rifle
    Er packt sein Gewehr und geht auf die Jagd.
    He packs up his rifle and goes hunting (lit. "goes on the hunt").
  2. weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon
  3. (hunting, of a wild boar) tusks

Declension

Declension of Gewehr
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gewehr die Gewehre
genitive eines des Gewehres, Gewehrs der Gewehre
dative einem dem Gewehr, Gewehre1 den Gewehren
accusative ein das Gewehr die Gewehre

1Now rare, see notes.

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References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Gewehr”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

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