onweer

Dutch

Alternative forms

onweder (archaic)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔn.ʋeːr/
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Hyphenation: on‧weer

Noun

onweer n (plural onweren, diminutive onweertje n)

(often uncountable) thunderstorm

Derived terms

onweren
onweerswolk

See also

Verb

onweer

first-person singular present indicative of onweren
imperative of onweren

Anagrams

onwere

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