*wedrą
Runic: ᚹᛖᛞᚱᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈweð.rɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
weather
Etymology
Uncertain; traditionally linked to Proto-Slavic *vedro (‘good weather’), reconstructing a common Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom, which is sometimes assumed to be from *h₂weh₁- (‘to blow; wind’) + *-dʰrom (instrument noun–deriving suffix), equivalent to *wēaną + *-þrą. However, this etymology suffers phonetic difficulties, namely the lack of a long vowel and the descendants that reflect unvoiced *-þrą in the suffix. If from pre-Germanic *h₂weh₁tróm, perhaps a formation in common with Latvian vētra, Lithuanian vė́tra (‘storm’) and Proto-Slavic *vě̀trъ (‘wind, air’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | wedrą | wedrō |
| Acc. | wedrą | wedrō |
| Gen. | wedras, widris | wedrǫ̂ |
| Dat. | wedrai | wedramaz |
| Inst. | wedrō | wedramiz |
| Voc. | wedrą | wedrō |
Descendants
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*wedr (Proto-West Germanic)
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wedar (Old Dutch)
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weder, weer (Dutch)
- weer (Afrikaans)
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weder, weer (Dutch)
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wedar (Old Dutch)
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*wedr (Proto-West Germanic)
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weder (Old English)
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weder, wethyr (Middle English)
- weather (English)
- wather, wathir, weddir, wethir (Scots)
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weder, wethyr (Middle English)
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weder (Old English)
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*wedr (Proto-West Germanic)
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weder, wedder (Old Frisian)
- Weeder (Saterland Frisian)
- waar (West Frisian)
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weder, wedder (Old Frisian)
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*wedr (Proto-West Germanic)
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wetar, *wedar (Old High German)
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weter, wetter, weder (Middle High German)
- Wätter (Alemannic German)
- Wetta (Bavarian)
- Wedder, Wäder, Weader, Wäer (Central Franconian)
- ? (East Central German)
- ? (East Franconian)
- Wetter (German)
- ? (Rhine Franconian)
- וועטער (veter) (Yiddish)
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weter, wetter, weder (Middle High German)
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wetar, *wedar (Old High German)
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*wedr (Proto-West Germanic)
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wedar (Old Saxon)
- Weder (German Low German)
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wedar (Old Saxon)
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veðr (Old Norse)
- weðer (Elfdalian)
- veður (Faroese)
- vädar (Gutnish)
- veður (Icelandic)
- vêr, veder, veir, vør, ve (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- væðer (Scanian)
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veðr (Old Norse)
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wæthær (Old Danish)
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vejr, vær, vædder (Danish)
- vær (Norwegian Bokmål)
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vejr, vær, vædder (Danish)
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wæthær (Old Danish)
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veðr (Old Norse)
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væþer (Old Swedish)
- väder (Swedish)
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væþer (Old Swedish)
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-viðri (Old Norse)
- weðer (Elfdalian)
- veður (Faroese)
- vädar (Gutnish)
- veður (Icelandic)
- vêr, veder, veir, vør, ve (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- væðer (Scanian)
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-viðri (Old Norse)
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wæthær (Old Danish)
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vejr, vær, vædder (Danish)
- vær (Norwegian Bokmål)
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vejr, vær, vædder (Danish)
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wæthær (Old Danish)
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-viðri (Old Norse)
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væþer (Old Swedish)
- väder (Swedish)
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væþer (Old Swedish)
- *vierttō (Proto-Samic)