Widerstand

See also: widerstand

German

Etymology

Derived from widerstehen; equivalent to wider- +‎ Stand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːdɐˌʃtant/

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Noun

Widerstand m (strong, genitive Widerstandes or Widerstands, plural Widerstände)

1. resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist)
2. resistance (physics: force that tends to oppose motion)
3. resistance (physics: opposition of a body to the flow of current)
4. resistance (sociology/history: An underground organization engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation)
5. (electronics) resistor (electronic component)

Declension

Declension of Widerstand [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Widerstand	die	Widerstände
genitive	eines	des	Widerstandes, Widerstands	der	Widerstände
dative	einem	dem	Widerstand, Widerstande1	den	Widerständen
accusative	einen	den	Widerstand	die	Widerstände

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Blindwiderstand
• Leitungswiderstand
• Luftwiderstand
• Reibungswiderstand
• Strömungswiderstand
• Umweltwiderstand

Derived terms

• widerstandslos
• widerstandsmäßig
• widerständig

Related terms

• Widerstandsbewegung
• Widerstandsbrechung
• widerstandsfähig
• Widerstandskämpfer

Further reading

• “Widerstand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Widerstand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Widerstand” in Duden online