Neuter
Meaning
- (neuter, strong) shore, shoreline
- (neuter, strong) bank
Concepts
Synonyms
Seeufer
Meeresufer
Stützbalken
Uferböschung
Wasserkante
Ufergebiet
Uferlinie
Rand des Festlandes
Schnittufer
Küstenland
Steilufer
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈuːfɐ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German uover, ūver, ūber, possibly from northern Old High German *uofar, but usually considered a borrowing from Middle Low German ōver, ȫver, from Old Saxon *ōvar, *ōvir, from Proto-Germanic *ōferaz. Cognate with Dutch oever, Low German Över, English over (“shore, riverbank”). The native High German word for “shore” is Gestade.
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