Schwäre

German

Etymology

From Old High German swero, from Proto-Germanic *swerô, a nominal formation from *sweraną (“to hurt, ulcerate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃvɛːʁə] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃveːʁə] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Schwä‧re
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Schwäre f (genitive Schwäre, plural Schwären)

  1. (dated, higher register) ulcer

Declension

Declension of Schwäre [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schwäre die Schwären
genitive einer der Schwäre der Schwären
dative einer der Schwäre den Schwären
accusative eine die Schwäre die Schwären

Further reading

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