Gewitter

See also: gewitter

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gewiter, gewitere, from Old High German giwitiri, from Proto-West Germanic *gawidri, from Proto-Germanic *gawidriją, documented since the 9th century AD,[1] equivalent to ge- +‎ Wetter. Cognate with Hunsrik Gewitter. Distantly cognate in structure to English aweather.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɪtɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧wit‧ter
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Noun

Gewitter n (strong, genitive Gewitters, plural Gewitter)

  1. thunderstorm, lightning storm

Declension

Declension of Gewitter [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gewitter die Gewitter
genitive eines des Gewitters der Gewitter
dative einem dem Gewitter den Gewittern
accusative ein das Gewitter die Gewitter

References

  1. ^ Hermann Bluhme (2005) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des deutschen Grundwortschatzes (in German), →ISBN, page 356

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