Widersacher
German
Etymology
From Middle High German widersache, from Old High German widersahho, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrasakô. Cognate to Old East Low Franconian withersacko, Old Frisian witherseka and Old English wiðersaca (> Modern English withersake). The Old High German word consists of wider- and -sahho, an agent noun belonging to Old High German sahhan (“to argue, fight, quarrel”), which is cognate to German Sache. The other cognates, withersacko and witherseka, are built up the same way. The final -r is due to influence of the suffix -er, which is often used for agent nouns.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
Widersacher m (genitive Widersachers, plural Widersacher)
Declension
Declension of Widersacher
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Widersacher | die | Widersacher |
| genitive | eines | des | Widersachers | der | Widersacher |
| dative | einem | dem | Widersacher | den | Widersachern |
| accusative | einen | den | Widersacher | die | Widersacher |
References
- ↑ Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “Widersacher”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN
Further reading
- Widersacher in Duden online
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