Widersacher
German
Etymology
From Middle High German widersache, from Old High German widersahho, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþrasakō. The final -r is due to influence of the suffix -er, which is often used for agent nouns.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
Widersacher m (strong, genitive Widersachers, plural Widersacher, feminine Widersacherin)
- adversary
Declension
Declension of Widersacher [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Widersacher | die | Widersacher |
| genitive | eines | des | Widersachers | der | Widersacher |
| dative | einem | dem | Widersacher | den | Widersachern |
| accusative | einen | den | Widersacher | die | Widersacher |
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Widersacher”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Further reading
- “Widersacher” in Duden online