Feminine
Opposite of
Frage
Frequency

A2
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

antwort

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

antwort

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈantvɔʁt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German antwürte, from Old High German antwurti, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją. The gender change from neuter to feminine is due to semantic association with Frage (“question”). See also antworten. Cognate to Dutch antwoord and Afrikaans antwoord.

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