geweld
Meaning
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- (neuter,uncountable) violence
- (neuter,uncountable) strong or violent force; ferocity
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ge‧weld
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣəˈʋɛlt/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gewelt, influenced by umlauted geweldich (modern geweldig), from Old Dutch giwalt, ultimately pertaining to Proto-West Germanic *ga- and *waldōn (“to govern, rule”). Cognate with English wald, German Gewalt.
New
wellen
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to soak, to soften by putting into water
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Sentences
Geweld is geen 🙅 privéaangelegenheid.
🙅
Violence is not a private matter.
Er is toenemend geweld tegen journalisten en activisten van maatschappelijke organisaties .
There is growing violence against journalists and civil society activists.
