Neuter

Ufer

Meaning

(neuter,strong) shore, shoreline
(neuter,strong) bank

inside corner

water’s edge

beamhouse

Seeufer

Meeresufer

Stützbalken

Uferböschung

Wasserkante

Ufergebiet

Uferlinie

Rand des Festlandes

Schnittufer

Küstenland

Seeküste

Steilufer

Frequency

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

boord

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈuːfɐ/

Inherited from Middle High German

uover

Inherited from Old High German

*uofar

Cognate with Dutch

oever

Cognate with Low German

Över

Cognate with English

over

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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Andrea Ufer ist Mitglied der Deutschen Filmakademie.

Andrea Ufer is a member of the German Film Academy.