Wunder

See also: wunder and wûnder

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wunder, wunter, from Old High German wuntar, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”). Compare German Low German Wunder, Wunner, Dutch wonder, English wonder, Danish under.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊndəʁ/, [ˈvʊndɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Wun‧der
  • Rhymes: -ʊndɐ

Noun

Wunder n (strong, genitive Wunders, plural Wunder)

  1. miracle
    die Wunder Jesu Christi ― the miracles of Jesus Christ
  2. wonder

Declension

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒ Translingual: Wunderpus

Further reading

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

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian wunder, wonder, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą. More at wonder.

Noun

Wunder n

  1. wonder; miracle

Derived terms

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