schwämme

See also: Schwämme

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

schwämme

1. first/third-person singular subjunctive II of schwimmen

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• schwemme (Krefeld)
• zwömme (various, Dutch-based spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒʋɛ.mə/
• Hyphenation: schwäm‧me
• Rhymes: -ɛmə

Verb

schwämme (third-person singular present schwämmt, preterite schwomm, past participle geschwomme) (Eupen)

1. (intransitive) to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water) [auxiliary séëne]
2. (intransitive) to swim (for pleasure, as a sport, etc.) [auxiliary séëne or haane]
3. (intransitive, transitive) to swim (a certain distance) [auxiliary haane or séëne]
4. (intransitive) to be swimming in (money, etc.) [auxiliary haane]