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Gegner

Gegner

German

Noun

Gegner m ‎(genitive Gegners, plural Gegner, feminine Gegnerin)

  1. adversary, opponent

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology

From Middle Low German gēgenēre, which is derived from a verb gēgenen ‎(“to face, encounter”). Compare German begegnen. Ultimately pertaining to gegen ‎(“against”). Cognate to Dutch jegener ‎(“opponent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːgnɐ/ (official standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːknɐ/ (most common in practice)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːçnɐ/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

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