Gewand
German, noun/ɡəˈvant/
Gewand is a German neuter noun meaning “sumptuous garment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “geschneiderte Materialien (meist Stoff, Leder oder Kunststoffe), die einem Körper als Schutz dienen”.
What does Gewand mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersumptuous garment
- 2
Austrianeuterany kind of garment
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. geschneiderte Materialien (meist Stoff, Leder oder Kunststoffe), die einem Körper als Schutz dienen 2. Kleidung, die besonders prächtig ist oder einem besonderen Anlass dient
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gewand
- Gewandes genitive
- Gewands genitive
- Gewänder plural
- Gewande dative singular
- Gewändern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gewand?
- /ɡəˈvant/
- [ɡəˈvant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gewand
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gewand in German?
Gewand appears 4.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).