wider-

See also: wider

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wider-, from Old High German widar-, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþra-, equivalent to German wider and wieder. Doublet of wieder-. Cognate with Dutch weer-, English wither-.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wi‧der-
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐ/, [ˈviːdɐ]
  • Homophone: wieder-

Prefix

wider-

  1. against, contrary to, contra-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with wider-
widerfahren
widergesetzlich
widerhallen
Widerklage
widerlegen
widernatürlich
widerrechtlich
widerreden
Widerrist
widerrufen
Widerschein
Widersinn
widersinnig
Widerspiel
widersprechen
Widerspruch
Widerstand
widerstehen
widerstreben
Wiedertaufe
widerwillig
Widerwort

See also

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