"Wehr" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /veːɐ̯/
Rhymes: -eːɐ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German were, from Old High German werī, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz, derived from *warjaną, whence German wehren. Cognate with Dutch weer and Swedish värn. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|were}} Middle High German were, {{inh|de|goh|werī}} Old High German werī, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*warīniz}} Proto-Germanic *warīniz, {{m|gem-pro|*warjaną}} *warjaną, {{cog|de|wehren}} German wehren, {{cog|nl|weer}} Dutch weer, {{cog|sv|värn}} Swedish värn Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Wehr f (genitive Wehr, plural Wehren) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Wehr [genitive], Wehren [plural], Wehr [nominative, singular], Wehren [definite, nominative, plural], Wehr [genitive, singular], Wehren [definite, genitive, plural], Wehr [dative, singular], Wehren [dative, definite, plural], Wehr [accusative, singular], Wehren [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (archaic, except in compounds and idioms) resistance; defence; also in the sense of defenders; guard Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-Wehr-de-noun-KZfRfJla
  2. (informal, regional) Short for Feuerwehr. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, feminine, informal, regional Alternative form of: Feuerwehr
    Sense id: en-Wehr-de-noun-xvWkzZWU Categories (other): Regional German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Bundeswehr, Bürgerwehr, Feuerwehr, Gosewehr, Landwehr, Reichswehr Derived forms: wehrhaft, wehrlos Related terms: Wehrdienst, Wehrdorf, Wehrkraft, Wehrmacht, Wehrpflicht, zur Wehr setzen
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /veːɐ̯/
Rhymes: -eːɐ̯ Etymology: From northern Middle High German wer, were, borrowed from Middle Low German wēr, wēre, from Old Saxon wer. Derived from Proto-Germanic *warjaną as in etymology 1, and sometimes thought to have been originally the same word. Compare English weir. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wer}} Middle High German wer, {{m|gmh|were}} were, {{der|de|gml|wēr}} Middle Low German wēr, {{m|gml|wēre}} wēre, {{der|de|osx|wer}} Old Saxon wer, {{der|de|gem-pro|*warjaną}} Proto-Germanic *warjaną, {{cog|en|weir}} English weir Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s}} Wehr n (strong, genitive Wehres or Wehrs, plural Wehre) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Wehres [genitive], Wehrs [genitive], Wehre [plural], strong [table-tags], Wehr [nominative, singular], Wehre [definite, nominative, plural], Wehres [genitive, singular], Wehrs [genitive, singular], Wehre [definite, genitive, plural], Wehr [dative, singular], Wehre [dative, singular], Wehren [dative, definite, plural], Wehr [accusative, singular], Wehre [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. weir Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Wehr-de-noun-nhvU5Yvc
  2. barrage Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Wehr-de-noun-C4j1jvO8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "expansion": "German wehren",
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch weer",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Gosewehr"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "Wehrmacht"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wehrpflicht"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zur Wehr setzen"
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      "ipa": "/veːɐ̯/"
    },
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    }
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      "homophone": "wer"
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      "rhymes": "-eːɐ̯"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
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    "German nouns",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:German/eːɐ̯",
    "Rhymes:German/eːɐ̯/1 syllable"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Wehr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "plural"
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    }
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      "word": "Bundeswehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürgerwehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Feuerwehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gosewehr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landwehr"
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    {
      "word": "Wehrdienst"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wehrdorf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wehrkraft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wehrmacht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wehrpflicht"
    },
    {
      "word": "zur Wehr setzen"
    }
  ],
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        "resistance; defence; also in the sense of defenders; guard"
      ],
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        "(archaic, except in compounds and idioms) resistance; defence; also in the sense of defenders; guard"
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "Feuerwehr"
        }
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        "German informal terms",
        "German short forms",
        "Regional German"
      ],
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        "Short for Feuerwehr."
      ],
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          "regional",
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          "Feuerwehr",
          "Feuerwehr#German"
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        "(informal, regional) Short for Feuerwehr."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/veːɐ̯/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "wer"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɐ̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wehr"
}

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    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:German/eːɐ̯",
    "Rhymes:German/eːɐ̯/1 syllable"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "wēre"
      },
      "expansion": "wēre",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "wer"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon wer",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*warjaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *warjaną",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "weir"
      },
      "expansion": "English weir",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From northern Middle High German wer, were, borrowed from Middle Low German wēr, wēre, from Old Saxon wer. Derived from Proto-Germanic *warjaną as in etymology 1, and sometimes thought to have been originally the same word. Compare English weir.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wehres",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehrs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehre",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehrs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehren",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wehre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Wehr n (strong, genitive Wehres or Wehrs, plural Wehre)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "weir"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weir",
          "weir"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "barrage"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "barrage",
          "barrage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/veːɐ̯/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "wer"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːɐ̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wehr"
}

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