Lawine

See also: lawine

German

Etymology

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). All mentioned German forms are to be stressed on the first syllable; the stress pattern in modern standard German is a spelling pronunciation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈviːnə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. avalanche

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

  • Lawinengalerie

Descendants

Further reading

  • Lawine” in Duden online
  • Lawine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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