"Umweg" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʊmˌveːk/ Audio: De-Umweg.ogg Forms: Umweges [genitive], Umwegs [genitive], Umwege [plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German *ummewec, umbewec, from Middle High German umbe (“around”) + wec (“way”); equivalent to um- + Weg. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|*ummewec}} Middle High German *ummewec, {{der|de|gmh|umbe|t=around}} Middle High German umbe (“around”), {{pre|de|um|Weg}} um- + Weg Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Umweg m (strong, genitive Umweges or Umwegs, plural Umwege)
  1. detour (a diversion or deviation from one's original route) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Umweg-de-noun-rjunkWDP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with um- Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with um-: 49 51
  2. roundabout way Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Umweg-de-noun-fJp8ns3- Categories (other): German terms prefixed with um- Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with um-: 49 51

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for Umweg meaning in German (1.9kB)

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