Notwehr

German

Etymology

Not (“emergency”) +‎ Wehr (“defence”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːtˌveːɐ̯/
  • Hyphenation: Not‧wehr
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Notwehr f (genitive Notwehr, no plural)

  1. self-defense

Declension
Declension of Notwehr [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Notwehr
genitive einer der Notwehr
dative einer der Notwehr
accusative eine die Notwehr

Further reading
  • “Notwehr” in Duden online
  • “Notwehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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