die Gewalt
noun · /ɡəˈvalt/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-West Germanic *gawald, from Proto-Germanic *gawaldą, from *ga- + *waldą (“power, authority”). Cognate with Yiddish געוואַלד (gevald), Dutch geweld, English wald.
Translation
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strong or violent force
feminine
Naturgewalt
force of nature
Schrauben mit Gewalt herausreißen
to rip out screws with force
Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch' ich Gewalt.
And if thou art not willing, then I will use force.
1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 13
And then she had suddenly been overcome by a restless longing, and with irresistible force she had been drawn back out of the distance here into the house where the happiness once lived.
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violence
feminine
häusliche Gewalt
domestic violence
Gewalt gegen Sachen
violence against inanimate objects
-
physical control or power
feminine
die Gewalt über die Geiseln
control of the hostages
-
authority; legally established control or power
feminine
Staatsgewalt
governmental authority
Verfügungsgewalt über persönliches Eigentum
free disposal of one’s personal property
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Gewalt | Gewalten |
| Accusative | Gewalt | Gewalten |
| Dative | Gewalt | Gewalten |
| Genitive | Gewalt | Gewalten |