Gewicht
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See also: gewicht
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wiht, gewiht, from Old High German giwihti, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gawihtī. Compare Dutch gewicht, Danish vægt, English weight, Swedish vikt.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gewicht n (strong, genitive Gewichtes or Gewichts, plural Gewichte)
- weight
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 25/2010, page 140:
- Mit seinen 30 Meter Länge und mitunter mehr als 150 Tonnen Gewicht übertrifft der Blauwal jedes andere Tier auf Erden.
- With its length of 30 meters and weight of sometimes more than 150 tons the blue whale surpasses every other animal on Earth.
- (uncountable, figurative) importance
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gewicht [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]- Atomgewicht
- Eigengewicht (“dead load; net weight”)
- Fliegengewicht (“flyweight in boxing”)
- Gegengewicht
- Gleichgewicht
- Idealgewicht (“ideal weight, optimal weight”)
- Körpergewicht
- Lebendgewicht
- Leergewicht
- Leichtgewicht (“lightweight in boxing”)
- Nettogewicht (“net weight”)
- Schwergewicht
- Taragewicht
- Trockengewicht
- Übergewicht
- Ungleichgewicht
- Untergewicht (“underweight”)
- Zusatzgewicht (“additional weight to add to exercise equipment”)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Gewichtheben, Gewichtsanteil, Gewichtseinheit, Gewichtsprozent, Gewichtsreduzierung, Gewichtsreduktion, Gewichtsverlust
- übergewichtig, untergewichtig (“underweight”)
- wichtig
- wiegen
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