schwetze

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German swetzen / swatzen, from swaz (talk, chatter) +‎ -en.[1]

Cognate with German schwätzen, Luxembourgish schwätzen and Pennsylvania German schwetze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvet͡sə/
  • Rhymes: -etsə
  • Syllabification: schwet‧ze

Verb

schwetze [intransitive; or with accusative] (Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina)

  1. to talk; to chat
    Synonyms: spreche, ferzeele, maaie
  2. to speak (to be able to communicate in a language)
    Synonym: spreche

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive schwetze
participle geschwetzd
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich schwetze
du schwetzst schwetz
er/sie/es schwetzd
meer schwetze
deer schwetzd schwetzd
sie schwetze

The present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

References

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “schwetze”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 148, column 2

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German schwätzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʋɛt͡sə/

Verb

schwetze

  1. to speak

Conjugation