Swoon

See also: swoon

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German swan, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan.

Noun

Swoon m (plural Swoons or Swään)

  1. swan (bird, waterfowl)

References

  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

Probably reinforced by or derived from German Low German Swoon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svoːn/
  • Hyphenation: Swoon
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

Swoon m (plural Swone)

  1. alternative form of Swoan

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Swoon”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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