Wetter

See also: wetter

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛtɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Wet‧ter

Etymology 1

From Middle High German weter, from Old High German wetar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁dʰrom, from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow; wind”) +‎ *-dʰrom (instrument noun–deriving suffix). Compare German Low German Weder, Luxembourgish Wieder, Dutch weer, English weather, Danish vejr.

Noun

Wetter n (strong, genitive Wetters, plural Wetter, diminutive Wetterchen n)

  1. weather
    Heute ist schönes Wetter. ― The weather is nice today.
    Das Wetter in Griechenland war wirklich toll. ― The weather in Greece was wonderful.
  2. (uncommon) storm, rainstorm
    Synonym: Unwetter
Declension
Declension of Wetter [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wetter die Wetter
genitive eines des Wetters der Wetter
dative einem dem Wetter den Wettern
accusative ein das Wetter die Wetter
Hyponyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Wetter n (proper noun, genitive Wetters or (optionally with an article) Wetter)

  1. a town in Hesse, Germany
  2. a town in Ruhr district, Germany
Declension
Declension of Wetter [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Wetter
genitive des Wetters, Wetter1
dative dem Wetter
accusative das Wetter

1Optionally with an article.

Further reading

  • “Wetter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Wetter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvetɐ/

Noun

Wetter n (plural Wetter)

  1. weather

Further reading

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