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Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- ohn (see usage notes below)
- ohni, ohnt (scattered variants)
Etymology
From Middle High German āne, from Proto-Germanic *ēnu. The (partial) retention of the final schwa is irregular; the word must be inherited, however, because of the /ɔː/-vocalism, which is the regular outcome of Middle High German ā. Only the southernmost dialects show a raised vowel in line with Standard German ohne, but it is surely inherited there as well.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔːnə/ (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)
- IPA(key): /ˈoːnə/ (southern Moselle Franconian)
Preposition
ohne (+ accusative/direct case)
- (most dialects) without
- Synonyms: songer, zonger (western Ripuarian, archaic)
Usage notes
- The final -e is generally retained when the following word is stressed: ohne mich (“without me”). It may optionally be lost when the following word is unstressed: ohn(e) meng Frau (“without my wife”).
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
ohne
- third-person singular future of ohnout
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German âne (“without”), from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō (“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁(n̥)new.
Cognate with Old Saxon āno (“without”), Old Frisian ōni (“without”), Old Norse án, ón (“without”), English on, ohn (“without”), Ancient Greek ἄνευ (áneu, “without”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, “without”).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ohne
- (+ dass or zu clause) without
Viele Jahre sind vergangen, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest.- Many years have gone by without telling you what you mean to me.
Preposition
ohne
- (+accusative) without
- Antonym: mit
Ohne dich bin ich nichts.- Without you I am nothing.
Derived terms
Adverb
ohne
- without
Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben.- I like soccer, but I could live without.
Usage notes
This use as an adverb is standard usage but generally avoided in (very) formal style.
Further reading
- “ohne” in Duden online
- “ohne” in Duden online
- “ohne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German āne (“without”), from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō (“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁(n̥)new.
Pronunciation
Preposition
ohne
- (+accusative) without
Ohne Rehn kannd-ma’s net planze.- Without rain you can not plant it.
Das Esse ist ohne Salz.- The food is without salt.
Ich wolld blos en Nacht ohne das Barullie.- I wanted only one night without noise.
- 2020, Aesop, Piter Keo, De Wollef un das Lamm (yt):
"Noja", saad de Wollef, "awer ich gehn net fort ohne mein Esse".- "Ah well," the wolf said, "but I won't leave without my food."
Antonyms
Further reading
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
ohne
- nominative/accusative plural of oheň