Donnerwetter

== German == === Etymology === From Donner (“thunder”) +‎ Wetter (“weather”). First attested as donrewedder (Ripuarian, late 15th c.). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɔnɐˌvɛtɐ], (interjection also) [ˌdɔnɐˈvɛtɐ] Hyphenation: Don‧ner‧wet‧ter === Noun === Donnerwetter n (strong, genitive Donnerwetters, plural Donnerwetter) (informal, slightly dated) synonym of Gewitter (“thunderstorm”) (colloquial) shouting, row, (most often) a loud beratement ==== Declension ==== === Interjection === Donnerwetter! wow!, gosh!; expresses great surprise, often impression ==== Derived terms ==== Himmeldonnerwetter === Further reading === “Donnerwetter” in Duden online “Donnerwetter”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)