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ohne.

without

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

conj/ˈoːnə/

  1. without

    Ich habe viele Jahre vergeudet, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German āne (“without”), from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō (“without”). Cognate with Yiddish אָן (on), Old Saxon āno (“without”), Old Frisian ōni (“without”), Old Norse án, ón (“without”), English on, ohn (“without”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, “without”), and possibly Ancient Greek ἄνευ (áneu, “without”).

adv/ˈoːnə/

  1. without

    Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German āne (“without”), from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō (“without”). Cognate with Yiddish אָן (on), Old Saxon āno (“without”), Old Frisian ōni (“without”), Old Norse án, ón (“without”), English on, ohn (“without”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, “without”), and possibly Ancient Greek ἄνευ (áneu, “without”).

prep/ˈoːnə/

  1. without

    Ohne dich bin ich nichts.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German āne (“without”), from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēnō (“without”). Cognate with Yiddish אָן (on), Old Saxon āno (“without”), Old Frisian ōni (“without”), Old Norse án, ón (“without”), English on, ohn (“without”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, “without”), and possibly Ancient Greek ἄνευ (áneu, “without”).

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