noun
wind
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Wind means wind. Masculine noun (der) with singular genitive des Windes (adds -es). Plural Winde. Declension: nominative der Wind, accusative den Wind, dative dem Wind; plural dative den Winden. Common meteorological term; plural less used when speaking generally and often treated as uncountable.
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Der Wind weht heute sehr stark.
The wind is blowing very strongly today.
Wegen des starken Windes verschob der Hafen die Abfahrt, sodass die Schiffe später ausliefen.
Because of the strong wind, the port postponed the departure so that the ships set sail later.
Der Wind weht stark.
The wind is blowing strongly.
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sounds like English 'wind' — same word so imagine gusts
der Wind — many monosyllabic weather nouns are masculine; pair with 'der'
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Common masculine noun. Plural 'Winde' when speaking about different types or instances of wind.