noodweer

Dutch

Etymology 1

From nood (“emergency”) +‎ weer (“weather”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: nood‧weer

Noun

noodweer n (plural noodweren, diminutive noodweertje n)

  1. extremely bad weather (e.g torrential rainfall)

Etymology 2

From nood (“emergency”) +‎ weer (“defence, resistance”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: nood‧weer

Noun

noodweer f (uncountable)

  1. self-defence in case of emergency
  2. (law) the right to self-defense
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