Gewehr
German edit
Etymology edit
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]
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Noun edit
Gewehr n (strong, genitive Gewehres or Gewehrs, plural Gewehre)
- rifle
- Er packt sein Gewehr und geht auf die Jagd.
- He packs up his rifle and goes hunting (lit. "goes on the hunt").
- weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon
- (hunting, of a wild boar) tusks
Declension edit
Declension of Gewehr [neuter, strong]
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- “Gewehr” in Duden online
- “Gewehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gewehr” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.