onweer

From Dutch onweer, from Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch *unwedar, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą. Equivalent to on- +‎ weer (literally “unweather”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔn.vɪə̯r/

onweer (uncountable)

1. thunderstorm

   Synonyms: donderstorm, donderweer

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔn.ʋeːr/

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• Hyphenation: on‧weer

From earlier onweder, from Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch *unwedar, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą. Equivalent to on- +‎ weer (literally “unweather”). Cognate with English unweather, German Unwetter, Swedish oväder.

onweer n (plural onweren, diminutive onweertje n)

1. (often uncountable) thunderstorm

• onweder (archaic)

• onweren
• onweersbeestje
• onweerswolk

• Afrikaans: onweer
• → Papiamentu: onweer (dated)

• bliksem
• donder

onweer

1. inflection of onweren:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

• onwere