gevär

See also: gevær

Swedish

Etymology

Either from German Gewehr, from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida or from Low German Gewehr. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål gevær, Danish gevær and Dutch geweer. Related to värja (“to defend, to protect”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɛˈvɛːr/, [ʝɛ̠ˈvæːɾ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -æːr

Noun

gevär n

  1. a rifle

Declension

Declension of gevär
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gevär gevärs
definite geväret gevärets
plural indefinite gevär gevärs
definite gevären gevärens

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