onweer

Meaning

Noun

thunderstorm

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of onweren:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of onweren:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of onweren:

Concepts

thunderstorm

storm

tempest

rainstorm

gale

lightning

thunder

🌩️

Synonyms

storm

donderbui

onweersbui

stormwind

bui

🚿

donder

🌩️

ruk-winds

donderslag

rukwind

bliksem

Translations

orage

tormenta

Gewitter

tempestad

Sturm

fırtına

tempête

bora

tronada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔn.ʋeːr/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: onweder

Inherited from Old Dutch: *unwedar

Cognate with English: unweather

Cognate with German: Unwetter

Cognate with Swedish: oväder

In summary

From earlier onweder, from Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch *unwedar, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą. Equivalent to on- + weer (literally “unweather”). Cognate with English unweather, German Unwetter, Swedish oväder.