Donnerwetter

German

Etymology

From Donner (“thunder”) +‎ Wetter (“weather”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɔnɐˌvɛtɐ], interjection also IPA(key): [ˌdɔnɐˈvɛtɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Don‧ner‧wet‧ter

Noun

Donnerwetter n (strong, genitive Donnerwetters, plural Donnerwetter)

  1. thunderstorm
  2. row (noisy argument)

Declension

Declension of Donnerwetter [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Donnerwetter die Donnerwetter
genitive eines des Donnerwetters der Donnerwetter
dative einem dem Donnerwetter den Donnerwettern
accusative ein das Donnerwetter die Donnerwetter

Interjection

Donnerwetter

  1. gosh!
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 2, in Buddenbrooks […] ‎[1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, part 8, page 435:
      » […] Maiboom braucht fünfunddreißigtausend Kurantmark …« / »Donnerwetter!«
      " […] Maiboom has to have thirty-five thousand marks current—" / "Heavens and earth!"

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