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Gefährte

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German

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯tə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfeːɐ̯tə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛːɐ̯tə
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧fähr‧te

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German giferto (companion, he who travels with someone), from the same root as fahren. Cognate with Old English ġefēra (companion).

Noun

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Gefährte m (weak, genitive Gefährten, plural Gefährten, feminine Gefährtin)

  1. companion
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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Gefährte

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Gefährt

Further reading

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  • Gefährte” in Duden online
  • Gefährte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache