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German
Etymology
Not (“emergency”) + Wehr (“defence”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoːtˌveːɐ̯/
- Hyphenation: Not‧wehr
Noun
Notwehr f (genitive Notwehr, no plural)
- self-defense
Declension
Further reading
- “Notwehr” in Duden online
- “Notwehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache