Gewehr

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]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. rifle

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • gewehrartig
  • gewehrlos

See also

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

Further reading

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