שוווּם

Yiddish

Etymology

Possibly inherited from Middle High German swum, which is attested only in the sense of “sponge, fungus”; compare Yiddish שוואָם (shvom). Alternatively an independent ablaut derivation from שווימען (shvimen) by analogy with שפּרינגען (shpringen) > שפּרונג (shprung) and the like. Respectively cognate with or analogous to Alemannic German Schwumm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃvʊm/

Noun

שוווּם • (shvum) m, plural שוווּמען (shvumen)

  1. a swim
  2. (swimming) stroke

Derived terms

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “שװוּם” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “swim”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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