Windsbraut

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German

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Etymology

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Wind +‎ -s- +‎ Braut

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪntsˌbʁaʊ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Winds‧braut
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Noun

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Windsbraut f (genitive Windsbraut, plural Windsbräute)

  1. whirlwind
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Acts 27:14 (with KJV translation)
      Nicht lange aber darnach erhob sich wider ihr Vornehmen eine Windsbraut, die man nennt Nordost.
      But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

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