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Werder

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Etymology

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From Middle High German werder, enhanced form of older wert, from Old High German warid, werid, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *wariþ m or n. The suffixed form is northern and was reinforced by Middle Low German werder.[1] Cognate with Dutch waard, Old English waroþ.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Werder m (strong, genitive Werders, plural Werder)

  1. river island, eyot, holm
    Synonym: Flussinsel

Declension

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Declension of Werder [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Werder die Werder
genitive eines des Werders der Werder
dative einem dem Werder den Werdern
accusative einen den Werder die Werder

Proper noun

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Werder n (proper noun, strong, genitive Werders or (with an article) Werder)

  1. Any of several places in Germany and elsewhere.
  2. Short for Werder Bremen (football club).

References

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  1. ^ "Werder", in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm (in German), Leipzig 1854-1961, online text, vol. 29, col. 271 ff.
  2. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Werder”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

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