Gewehr

Meaning

1. (neuter, strong) rifle, long gun
2. (neuter, obsolete, strong) weapon, especially a blunt, bladed or stabbing weapon
3. (neuter, strong) tusks

Concepts

rifle

gun

🔫

fusil

small arms

cannon

air gun

gun

🔫

scattergun

shotgun

fugu

gun

🔫

Synonyms

Flinte

Büchse

📦

Geschütz

Knifte

Kanone

Schwarzpappel

Püster

Schrotbüchse

Kugelgewehr

Feuerwaffe

Knarre

Schrotflinte

Waffe

Translations

fusil

fucile

fusil

geweer

escopeta

tüfek

espingarda

fusell

fuzil

roer

τουφέκι

rifle

escopeta

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

angelruete

Basel-Landschaft

glepfschyt

Basel-Landschaft

gweer

Basel-Landschaft

kaarscht

Basel-Landschaft

schleidere

Basel-Landschaft

schmeggschyt

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡəˈveːɐ̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: gewer

Inherited from Old High German: giwerida

Cognate with German: wehren

Cognate with Dutch: geweer

Cognate with Hunsrik: Geweher

In summary

From Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida, equivalent to ge- + Wehr (“defense, resistance”), related to wehren. Cognate with Dutch geweer, Hunsrik Geweher.