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ohne

ohne

German

Preposition

ohne

(+accusative) without

Antonyms

mit

Derived terms

Adverb

ohne

without
Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben.
I like soccer, but I could live without.

Usage notes

This is standard usage, but generally avoided in (very) formal style.

Etymology

From Middle High German āne ‎(“without”), from Old High German āna, ānu, āno ‎(“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō ‎(“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *anew, *enew ‎(“without”). Cognate with Old Saxon āno ‎(“without”), Old Frisian ōni ‎(“without”), Old Norse án, ón ‎(“without”), Ancient Greek ἄνευ ‎(áneu, “without”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 ‎(inu, “without”). The Gothic word stems from Proto-Germanic *inō, the other cognates stem from Proto-Germanic *ēnō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːnə/