onweer
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Etymology edit
From Dutch onweer, from Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch *unwedar, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą. Equivalent to on- + weer (literally “unweather”).
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Noun edit
onweer (uncountable)
- thunderstorm
- Synonyms: donderstorm, donderweer
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From earlier onweder, from Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch *unwedar, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą. Equivalent to on- + weer (literally “unweather”). Cognate with English unweather, German Unwetter, Swedish oväder.
Noun edit
onweer n (plural onweren, diminutive onweertje n)
- (often uncountable) thunderstorm
Alternative forms edit
- onweder (archaic)
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Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
onweer
- inflection of onweren: