wahr

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See also: währ

Central Franconian

Etymology

From German wahr. Doublet of inherited wohr (truthful).

Pronunciation

Adjective

wahr (masculine wahre, feminine wahr or wahre, not comparable)

  1. (most dialects) true, real, actual
    Synonym: ääch
    Dat es en wahre Praach!
    That's a real splendour!

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wār, wǣre, from Old High German wār, wāri, from Proto-West Germanic *wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

wahr (strong nominative masculine singular wahrer, comparative wahrer, superlative am wahrsten)

  1. true, real
    Synonym: echt
    Antonym: falsch
    Das ist wahre Liebe.This is true love.
  2. true, truthful
    Synonyms: ehrlich, wahrheitsgemäß
    Antonyms: falsch, unwahr
    Das ist ein wahres Wort.This is a truthful statement

Usage notes

  • The German word is not commonly used to mean “correct”. Thus “a true answer” is eine richtige Antwort. The phrase eine wahre Antwort would be usually be understood in the sense of “a truthful answer” (for which more often eine ehrliche Antwort).

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • wahr” in Duden online
  • wahr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German wâr, from Old Saxon wār. Cognate with German wahr, Dutch waar.

Adjective

wahr (comparative wahrer or wahrder, superlative wahrst)

  1. true

Declension