gevär

See also: gevær

Swedish

Etymology

Either from German Gewehr, from Middle High German gewer, from Old High German giwerida or from Low German Gewehr. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål gevær, Danish gevær and Dutch geweer. Related to värja (“to defend, to protect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛˈvɛːr/, [ʝɛ̠ˈvæːɾ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -æːr

Noun

gevär n

1. a rifle, a gun

Declension

Declension of gevär
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gevär	geväret	gevär	gevären
Genitive	gevärs	gevärets	gevärs	gevärens

Anagrams

• väger