Gewehr
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida. Cognate with German wehren. Cognate with Dutch geweer.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈveːɐ̯/
- Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
Audio (file)
Declension
Hyponyms
- Karabiner
- Muskete
Derived terms
- Feuergewehr
- Handgewehr
- Kurzgewehr
- Mordgewehr
- Untergewehr
- Schießgewehr
- Seitengewehr
- Stoßgewehr
- Obergewehr
References
- Kluge, Friedrich (1989), Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, ISBN 3-11-006800-1
Further reading
- Gewehr in Duden online
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