wider-

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German wider-, from Old High German widar-, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþra-, equivalent to German wider and wieder. Doublet of wieder-. Cognate with Dutch weer-, English wither-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wi‧der-
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐ/, [ˈviːdɐ]
  • Homophone: wieder-

Prefix[edit]

wider-

  1. against, contrary to, contra-

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