Gefahr

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gevāre, gevære, from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic *fērō. Cognate with English fear and Dutch gevaar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈfaːɐ̯/
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Noun

Gefahr f (genitive Gefahr, plural Gefahren)

  1. danger, hazard, peril, risk
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 125:
      Niemand konnte ihn hier vermuten, er hatte das Gefühl vollkommener Sicherheit, von keiner Seite drohte irgendwelche Gefahr.
      Nobody could suppose him to be here, he had the feeling of complete security, from no side did any danger threaten him.
  2. threat

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Further reading

  • Gefahr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Gefahr” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Gefahr” in Duden online
  • Gefahr on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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