"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
    Sense id: en-Gewehr-de-noun-MVfxaCOW Categories (other): German terms prefixed with ge-, Firearms Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with ge-: 42 27 31 Disambiguation of Firearms: 50 2 48
  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
    Sense id: en-Gewehr-de-noun-ysgBV4g0 Categories (other): Hunting, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Firearms Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 6 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 6 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 5 86 Disambiguation of Firearms: 50 2 48 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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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Feuergewehr"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Gewehrkolben"
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    {
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "Gewehrschuss"
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    {
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      "word": "Gewehrschütze"
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      "word": "Jagdgewehr"
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      "word": "Kurzgewehr"
    },
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      "word": "Luftgewehr"
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      "word": "Maschinengewehr"
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      "word": "Mehrladegewehr"
    },
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    {
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      "word": "Obergewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Scharfschützengewehr"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Schießgewehr"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Seitengewehr"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Stoßgewehr"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Untergewehr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Waffe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Pistole"
    }
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        },
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          "english": "He packs up his rifle and goes hunting (lit. \"goes on the hunt\").",
          "text": "Er packt sein Gewehr und geht auf die Jagd.",
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          "type": "example"
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              60,
              66
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              84
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          "text": "... Noch fließt uns deutsches Blut in den Adern / Volk, ans Gewehr! Volk, ans Gewehr!",
          "translation": "... For there still flows German blood in our veins / People, to arms! People, to arms!",
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        [
          "blunt",
          "blunt"
        ],
        [
          "bladed",
          "bladed"
        ],
        [
          "stabbing",
          "stabbing"
        ]
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        "(obsolete) weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon"
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        "neuter",
        "obsolete",
        "strong"
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      "topics": [
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        "lifestyle"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡəˈveːɐ̯/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-eːɐ̯"
    },
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    "Elmar Seebold",
    "Etymological Dictionary of the German Language",
    "de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache"
  ],
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "Gewehre",
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    },
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      "word": "Karabiner"
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      "word": "Muskete"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    },
    {
      "word": "Gewehrkolben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewehrkugel"
    },
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      "word": "Gewehrlauf"
    },
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      "word": "Gewehrschrank"
    },
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      "word": "Gewehrschuss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewehrschütze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Handgewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jagdgewehr"
    },
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      "word": "Kriegsgewehr"
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      "word": "Kurzgewehr"
    },
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      "word": "Maschinengewehr"
    },
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      "word": "Mehrladegewehr"
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    {
      "word": "Mordgewehr"
    },
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      "word": "Obergewehr"
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    {
      "word": "Scharfschützengewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schießgewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Seitengewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stoßgewehr"
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      "word": "Untergewehr"
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      "word": "Waffe"
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      "word": "Pistole"
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          "english": "He packs up his rifle and goes hunting (lit. \"goes on the hunt\").",
          "text": "Er packt sein Gewehr und geht auf die Jagd.",
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              84
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          "ref": "1931, Arno Pardun, “Volk, ans Gewehr”:",
          "text": "... Noch fließt uns deutsches Blut in den Adern / Volk, ans Gewehr! Volk, ans Gewehr!",
          "translation": "... For there still flows German blood in our veins / People, to arms! People, to arms!",
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        "rifle, long gun"
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        "(obsolete) weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon"
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        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡəˈveːɐ̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɐ̯"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Gewehr.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/De-Gewehr.ogg/De-Gewehr.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/De-Gewehr.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Elmar Seebold",
    "Etymological Dictionary of the German Language",
    "de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache"
  ],
  "word": "Gewehr"
}

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