Unwetter

German

Etymology

From Middle High German unweter, unwiter, from Old High German unwetar, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą. By surface analysis, un- (“bad, grave”) +‎ Wetter (“weather”).

Cognate with Dutch onweer, English unweather, Swedish oväder, among others.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌvɛtɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Un‧wet‧ter

Noun

Unwetter n (strong, genitive Unwetters, plural Unwetter)

  1. severe weather, storm, rainstorm (an instance of weather characterized by strong wind and/or rainfall)
    Gestern Abend ist bei uns ein Unwetter durchgezogen.
    Last night we had a rainstorm pass through here.

Declension

Declension of Unwetter [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Unwetter die Unwetter
genitive eines des Unwetters der Unwetter
dative einem dem Unwetter den Unwettern
accusative ein das Unwetter die Unwetter

Descendants

  • → Lower Sorbian: njewjedro (calque)
  • → Upper Sorbian: njewjedro (calque)

Further reading

  • “Unwetter” in Duden online
  • “Unwetter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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