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Gewalt.

strong or violent force

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡəˈvalt/[ɡəˈvalt][-ˈʋalt][ɡ̊e-]Southern, also

  1. strong or violent force

    feminine
    Naturgewalt
    Schrauben mit Gewalt herausreißen

  2. violence

    feminine
    häusliche Gewalt
    Gewalt gegen Sachen

  3. physical control or power

    feminine
    die Gewalt über die Geiseln

  4. authority; legally established control or power

    feminine
    Staatsgewalt
    Verfügungsgewalt über persönliches Eigentum
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-West Germanic *gawald, from Proto-Germanic *gawaldą, from *ga- + *waldą (“power, authority”). Cognate with Yiddish געוואַלד (gevald), Dutch geweld, English wald.

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