Notwehr

German

Etymology

Not (“emergency”) +‎ Wehr (“defence”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːtˌveːɐ̯/
• Hyphenation: Not‧wehr

• Audio:

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Noun

Notwehr f (genitive Notwehr, no plural)

1. self-defense

Declension

Declension of Notwehr [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Notwehr
genitive	einer	der	Notwehr
dative	einer	der	Notwehr
accusative	eine	die	Notwehr

Further reading

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