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Lawine.

avalanche

6 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/laˈviːnə/
  1. avalanche

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Alemannic German Lauwin, from Middle High German lowin, *lawene (compare Bavarian Laun, Lan), from Old High German lowin, lewina, from Late Latin labina, from Latin lābī (“to glide”).

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