Wunder

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See also: wunder and wûnder

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wunder, wunter, from Old High German wuntar, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love). Compare German Low German Wunder, Wunner, Dutch wonder, English wonder, Danish under.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊndəʁ/, [ˈvʊndɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Wun‧der
  • Rhymes: -ʊndɐ

Noun

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Wunder n (strong, genitive Wunders, plural Wunder)

  1. miracle
    die Wunder Jesu Christithe miracles of Jesus Christ
  2. wonder

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Wunder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Wunder” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Wunder” in Duden online
  • Wunder on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Saterland Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian wunder, wonder, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą. More at wonder.

Noun

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Wunder n

  1. wonder; miracle

Derived terms

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