Schwarte

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German

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Schwarte

Etymology

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From Middle High German swarte, Old High German *swarta, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (rind, tough skin).

Cognate with Middle English sward, West Frisian swarde, Old Norse svǫrðr, Old English sweard, Danish svær, Dutch zwoerd, English sward, Gothic *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (*swardus).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvartə/, [ˈʃʋaʁ.tə], [ˈʃʋaɐ̯-], [ˈʃʋaː-]
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Noun

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Schwarte f (genitive Schwarte, plural Schwarten)

  1. pork rind
  2. (colloquial) tome (big book)
    Synonyms: Wälzer, Schinken, Schmöker, Scharteke

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schwarte”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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  • Schwarte” in Duden online
  • Schwarte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache