Wehr
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See also: wehr
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German were, from Old High German werī, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz, derived from *warjaną, whence German wehren. Cognate with Dutch weer and Swedish värn.
Noun
[edit]Wehr f (genitive Wehr, plural Wehren)
- (archaic, except in compounds and idioms) resistance; defence; also in the sense of defenders; guard
- (informal, regional) Short for Feuerwehr.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Wehr [feminine]
Hyponyms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle High German wer, from Old High German wer, from Proto-West Germanic *wari, from Proto-Germanic *warją (“mound, embankment, dam, weir”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to shut, bar, block, defend”). Cognate with German Low German Wehr, Dutch weer, English weir, Norwegian vær, Icelandic ver.
Noun
[edit]Wehr n (strong, genitive Wehres or Wehrs, plural Wehre)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Wehr [neuter, strong]
References
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Further reading
[edit]- “Wehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wehr” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Wehr” in Duden online
- Wehr on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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