ohne

See also: ohně

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• ohn (see usage notes below)
• ohni, ohnt (scattered variants)

Etymology

From Middle High German āne, from Proto-Germanic *ēnu. The (partial) retention of the final schwa is irregular; the word must be inherited, however, because of the /ɔː/-vocalism, which is the regular outcome of Middle High German ā. Only the southernmost dialects show a raised vowel in line with Standard German ohne, but it is surely inherited there as well.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːnə/ (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)
• IPA^(key): /ˈoːnə/ (southern Moselle Franconian)

Preposition

ohne (+ accusative/direct case)

1. (most dialects) without

   Synonyms: songer, zonger (western Ripuarian, archaic)

Usage notes

• The final -e is generally retained when the following word is stressed: ohne mich (“without me”). It may optionally be lost when the following word is unstressed: ohn(e) meng Frau (“without my wife”).

Derived terms

• derohne

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoɦnɛ]

Verb

ohne

1. third-person singular future of ohnout

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German

Alternative forms

• ohn
• (obsolete) on

Etymology

From Middle High German āne (“without”), from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō (“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁(n̥)new. Cognate with Old Saxon āno (“without”), Old Frisian ōni (“without”), Old Norse án, ón (“without”), English on, ohn (“without”), Ancient Greek ἄνευ (áneu, “without”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, “without”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːnə/

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Preposition

ohne

1. (+accusative) without

   Antonym: mit

   Ohne dich bin ich nichts.

   Without you I am nothing.

Derived terms

• ohnedies
• ohnegleichen
• ohnehin

Adverb

ohne

1. without

   Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben.

   I like soccer, but I could live without.

Usage notes

This use as an adverb is standard usage but generally avoided in (very) formal style.

Further reading

• “ohne” in Duden online
• “ohne” in Duden online
• “ohne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːnə/

Preposition

ohne

1. (+accusative) without

   Ohne Rehn kannd-ma’s net planze.

   Without rain you can not plant it.

   Das Esse ist ohne Salz.

   The food is without salt.

   Ich wolld blos en Nacht ohne das Barullie.

   I wanted only one night without noise.

   • 2020, Aesop, Piter Keo, De Wollef un das Lamm (yt):

     "Noja", saad de Wollef, "awer ich gehn net fort ohne mein Esse".

Antonyms

• mit

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔɦɲe]

Noun

ohne

1. nominative/accusative plural of oheň