onweer

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch onweer, from Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch *unwedar, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą. Equivalent to on- +‎ weer (literally unweather).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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onweer (uncountable)

  1. thunderstorm
    Synonyms: donderstorm, donderweer

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔn.ʋeːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: on‧weer

Etymology 1

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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.

Noun

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onweer n (plural onweren, diminutive onweertje n)

  1. (often uncountable) thunderstorm
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: onweer
  • Papiamentu: onweer (dated)
See also
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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onweer

  1. inflection of onweren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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