Neuter
geweer
Meaning
- (neuter) rifle
- (broadly, neuter) gun, in particular a long-barrelled one
- (neuter, obsolete) weapon, arm
- (neuter, obsolete) blade weapon
- (collective, neuter, obsolete) weaponry, arms
- (neuter) resistance, opposition, defense
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ge‧weer
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣəˈʋeːr/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch gewere (“opposition, defense, weapon”). Equivalent to ge- + weren.
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