"Gewehr" meaning in German

See Gewehr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈveːɐ̯/ Audio: De-Gewehr.ogg
Rhymes: -eːɐ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida, equivalent to ge- + Wehr (“defense, resistance”), related to wehren. Cognate with Dutch geweer, Hunsrik Geweher. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gewer}} Middle High German gewer, {{inh|de|goh|giwerida}} Old High German giwerida, {{prefix|de|ge|Wehr|t2=defense, resistance}} ge- + Wehr (“defense, resistance”), {{cog|nl|geweer}} Dutch geweer, {{cog|hrx|Geweher}} Hunsrik Geweher Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s}} Gewehr n (strong, genitive Gewehres or Gewehrs, plural Gewehre) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Gewehres [genitive], Gewehrs [genitive], Gewehre [plural], strong [table-tags], Gewehr [nominative, singular], Gewehre [definite, nominative, plural], Gewehres [genitive, singular], Gewehrs [genitive, singular], Gewehre [definite, genitive, plural], Gewehr [dative, singular], Gewehre [dative, singular], Gewehren [dative, definite, plural], Gewehr [accusative, singular], Gewehre [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. rifle, long gun Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-Gewehr-de-noun-MVfxaCOW Disambiguation of Weapons: 58 8 34 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 63 2 35 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with ge-: 61 21 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 2 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 2 33
  2. (obsolete) weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon Tags: neuter, obsolete, strong
    Sense id: en-Gewehr-de-noun-jpSe7M1R
  3. (hunting, of a wild boar) tusks Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Hunting
    Sense id: en-Gewehr-de-noun-ysgBV4g0 Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Büchse, Flinte, Karabiner, Muskete Derived forms: gewehrartig, gewehrlos
Related terms: Feuergewehr, Gewehrkolben, Gewehrkugel, Gewehrlauf, Gewehrschrank, Gewehrschuss, Gewehrschütze, Handgewehr, Jagdgewehr, Kriegsgewehr, Kurzgewehr, Luftgewehr, Maschinengewehr, Mehrladegewehr, Mordgewehr, Obergewehr, Scharfschützengewehr, Schießgewehr, Seitengewehr, Stoßgewehr, Untergewehr, Waffe, Pistole

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Dutch geweer",
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    },
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "Gewehr",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gewehre",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gewehren",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "Gewehr",
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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Karabiner"
    },
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Feuergewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gewehrkolben"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gewehrkugel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gewehrlauf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gewehrschrank"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gewehrschuss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Gewehrschütze"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Handgewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Jagdgewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kriegsgewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kurzgewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Luftgewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Maschinengewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Mehrladegewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Mordgewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Obergewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Scharfschützengewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schießgewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Seitengewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Stoßgewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Untergewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Waffe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Pistole"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "topical",
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          "orig": "de:Weapons",
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            "Military",
            "Tools",
            "Human activity",
            "Society",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
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              16,
              21
            ]
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              14,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He packs up his rifle and goes hunting (lit. \"goes on the hunt\").",
          "text": "Er packt sein Gewehr und geht auf die Jagd.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "rifle, long gun"
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          "rifle"
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        [
          "long gun",
          "long gun"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon"
      ],
      "id": "en-Gewehr-de-noun-jpSe7M1R",
      "links": [
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ],
        [
          "blunt",
          "blunt"
        ],
        [
          "bladed",
          "bladed"
        ],
        [
          "stabbing",
          "stabbing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "obsolete",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Hunting",
          "orig": "de:Hunting",
          "parents": [
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tusks"
      ],
      "id": "en-Gewehr-de-noun-ysgBV4g0",
      "links": [
        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "wild boar",
          "wild boar"
        ],
        [
          "tusk",
          "tusk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hunting, of a wild boar) tusks"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a wild boar"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡəˈveːɐ̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɐ̯"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Gewehr.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Elmar Seebold",
    "Etymological Dictionary of the German Language",
    "de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache"
  ],
  "word": "Gewehr"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
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    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms prefixed with ge-",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "word": "gewehrartig"
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      "word": "gewehrlos"
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    {
      "form": "Gewehres",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Gewehrs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gewehre",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "table-tags"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gewehres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Gewehrs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Gewehr",
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    }
  ],
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      "word": "Büchse"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flinte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Karabiner"
    },
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      "word": "Muskete"
    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Feuergewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewehrkolben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewehrkugel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewehrlauf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewehrschrank"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewehrschuss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewehrschütze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Handgewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jagdgewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kriegsgewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kurzgewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Luftgewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Maschinengewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mehrladegewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mordgewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Obergewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Scharfschützengewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schießgewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Seitengewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stoßgewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Untergewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waffe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pistole"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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            [
              16,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He packs up his rifle and goes hunting (lit. \"goes on the hunt\").",
          "text": "Er packt sein Gewehr und geht auf die Jagd.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rifle, long gun"
      ],
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          "long gun"
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      "tags": [
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        "strong"
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    },
    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon"
      ],
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        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ],
        [
          "blunt",
          "blunt"
        ],
        [
          "bladed",
          "bladed"
        ],
        [
          "stabbing",
          "stabbing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "obsolete",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "de:Hunting"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tusks"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hunting",
          "hunting#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "wild boar",
          "wild boar"
        ],
        [
          "tusk",
          "tusk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hunting, of a wild boar) tusks"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a wild boar"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡəˈveːɐ̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɐ̯"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Elmar Seebold",
    "Etymological Dictionary of the German Language",
    "de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache"
  ],
  "word": "Gewehr"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable German dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-04-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-04-03 using wiktextract (74c5344 and fb63907). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.