Unfriede

German

Etymology

From Middle High German unvride, from Old High German unfridu, from Proto-West Germanic *unfriþu, from Proto-Germanic *unfriþuz. By surface analysis, un- +‎ Friede. Compare Dutch onvrede, Old English unfriþ.

Also compare to modern English fray ("conflict, quarrel, heated argument,") which derives by aphesis from affray—an Old French loan—ultimately equivalent to a compound of French é- ("out, away from, de-") + Frankish *friþu (“peace, sanctuary”), thus an equivalent formation to Old English unfriþ or to Unfriede.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌfʁiːdə/
  • Hyphenation: Un‧frie‧de
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Unfriede m (weak, genitive Unfriedens, no plural)

  1. strife

Declension

Declension of Unfriede [sg-only, masculine, weak]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Unfriede
genitive eines des Unfriedens
dative einem dem Unfrieden
accusative einen den Unfrieden

Further reading

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