Zauber

See also: zauber

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zouber, from Old High German zoubar, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą (“magic”). Akin to Dutch tover, Old Norse taufr. More at English tiver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsaʊ̯bər/, [ˈt͡saʊ̯.bɐ]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Zauber m (strong, genitive Zaubers, plural Zauber)

1. (countable) charm, spell, an instance of magic action
2. (uncountable) magic

   Synonyms: (now commoner) Zauberei, (also) Magie, Hexerei

3. (figurative) charm, allure, enchantment

   Synonyms: Reiz, Charme

4. (informal) ado, fuss

Declension

Declension of Zauber [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zauber	die	Zauber
genitive	eines	des	Zaubers	der	Zauber
dative	einem	dem	Zauber	den	Zaubern
accusative	einen	den	Zauber	die	Zauber

Derived terms

• zaubern
• zauberhaft

Related terms

• Märchenzauber
• Winterzauber
• Zauberbuch
• Zauberei
• Zauberer
• Zauberformel
• Zauberhand
• Zauberin
• Zauberkasten
• Zauberkraft
• Zauberkunst
• Zauberkunststück
• Zaubermacht
• Zaubern
• Zauberspruch
• Zauberstab
• Zaubertrick

Further reading

• “Zauber”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Zauber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Zauber” in Duden online
• Zauber on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German zouber, from Old High German zoubar, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą (“magic”).

Noun

Zauber m (uncountable)

1. magic
2. nonsense, racket

Related terms

• zauberen

Further reading

• Zauber in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire