Abenteuer

German

Etymology

From Middle High German āventiure, borrowed from Old French aventure and like the latter originally feminine. The neuter gender is from Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːbəntɔʏ̯ɐ/, [ˈaːbəntɔʏ̯ɐ], [ˈaːbm̩tɔʏ̯ɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

Abenteuer n (genitive Abenteuers, plural Abenteuer)

  1. adventure

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Abenteuer in Duden online
  • Abenteuer in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891
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