"Zauber" meaning in German

See Zauber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtsaʊ̯bər/, [ˈt͡saʊ̯.bɐ] Audio: De-Zauber.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German zouber, from Old High German zoubar, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą (“magic”). Akin to Dutch tover, Old Norse taufr. More at English tiver. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|zouber}} Middle High German zouber, {{inh|de|goh|zoubar}} Old High German zoubar, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*taubrą||magic}} Proto-Germanic *taubrą (“magic”), {{cog|nl|tover}} Dutch tover, {{cog|non|taufr}} Old Norse taufr, {{cog|en|tiver}} English tiver Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Zauber m (strong, genitive Zaubers, plural Zauber) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Zaubers [genitive], Zauber [plural], strong [table-tags], Zauber [nominative, singular], Zauber [definite, nominative, plural], Zaubers [genitive, singular], Zauber [definite, genitive, plural], Zauber [dative, singular], Zaubern [dative, definite, plural], Zauber [accusative, singular], Zauber [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (countable) charm, spell, an instance of magic action Tags: countable, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Fantasy, Occult
    Sense id: en-Zauber-de-noun-2SbPyb6S Disambiguation of Fantasy: 34 6 20 39 Disambiguation of Occult: 36 2 37 24
  2. (uncountable) magic Tags: masculine, strong, uncountable Synonyms: Zauberei (english: now commoner), Magie [also], Hexerei
    Sense id: en-Zauber-de-noun-O-elBUg8
  3. (figurative) charm, allure, enchantment Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Fantasy, Occult Synonyms: Reiz, Charme
    Sense id: en-Zauber-de-noun-wkrQ5sWH Disambiguation of Fantasy: 34 6 20 39 Disambiguation of Occult: 36 2 37 24
  4. (informal) ado, fuss Tags: informal, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Fantasy, Occult
    Sense id: en-Zauber-de-noun-RxHovQjc Disambiguation of Fantasy: 34 6 20 39 Disambiguation of Occult: 36 2 37 24 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 19 1 19 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zaubern, zauberhaft
Related terms: Märchenzauber, Winterzauber, Zauberei, Zauberer, Zauberformel, Zauberhand, Zauberin, Zauberkasten, Zauberkraft, Zauberkunst, Zauberkunststück, Zaubermacht, Zaubern, Zauberspruch, Zauberstab, Zaubertrick

Inflected forms

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