gevär

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Swedish

Etymology

Either from German Gewehr, from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida or from Low German Gewehr. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål gevær, Danish gevær and Dutch geweer. Related to värja (“to defend, to protect”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛˈvɛːr/,
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  • Rhymes: -æːr

Noun

gevär n

  1. a rifle, a gun

Declension

Declension of gevär 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gevär geväret gevär gevären
Genitive gevärs gevärets gevärs gevärens

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