Feminine

Waffe

Meaning

weapon, arm

Synonyms

Kampfgerät

Unvereinbarkeit

Waffensystem

Streitmacht

Kriegsmaterial

militärische Ausrüstung

Kamangerie

Kriegsgerät

Armeestärke

Bordwaffen

Militärische Ausrüstung

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

waffe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvafə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German wāfen, from Old High German wāfan (compare Yiddish וואָפֿן (vofn)), from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną. Cognate with Dutch wapen, English weapon, Danish våben, Swedish vapen, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 (wēpn). Doublet of Wappen (“coat of arms”), which is borrowed from Low German.

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