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Waffe

See also: waffe

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German wāfen, from Old High German wāfan (compare Yiddish וואָפֿן (vofn)), from Proto-Germanic *wēpną. Akin to Dutch wapen, English weapon, Danish våben, Swedish vapen, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 (wēpn). Doublet of Wappen (“coat of arms”), which is borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvafə/
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Noun edit

Waffe f (genitive Waffe, plural Waffen)

  1. weapon, arm

Declension edit

Declension of Waffe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Waffe die Waffen
genitive einer der Waffe der Waffen
dative einer der Waffe den Waffen
accusative eine die Waffe die Waffen

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Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → German Low German: Waffe

Further reading edit

  • “Waffe” in Duden online
  • “Waffe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Waffe f

  1. plural of Waff
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