Gegner

== German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German gēgenēre, which is derived from a verb gēgenen (“to face, encounter”). Compare German begegnen. Ultimately pertaining to gegen (“against”). Cognate to Dutch jegener (“opponent”). Compare English gainer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡeːɡnɐ/ (official standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːknɐ/ (most common in practice) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːçnɐ/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial) === Noun === Gegner m (strong, genitive Gegners, plural Gegner, feminine Gegnerin) adversary, opponent, enemy ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gegnerisch Gegnerschaft ==== Related terms ==== gegnerfrei Abtreibungsgegner, Atomgegner, Atomkraftgegner, Brexit-Gegner, Endgegner, Finalgegner, Globalisierungsgegner, Gruppengegner, Jausengegner, Halbfinalgegner, Halbfinalgegner, Hauptgegner, Impfgegner, Kernkraftgegner, Kernwaffengegner, Kremlgegner, Kriegsdienstgegner, Kriegsgegner, Nazigegner, Prozessgegner, Reformgegner, Regierungsgegner, Regimegegner, Schachgegner, Spielgegner, Tabakgegner, Tierversuchsgegner, Viertelfinalgegner, Walfanggegner, Wunschgegner === Further reading === “Gegner” in Duden online “Gegner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache