schwanger
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See also: schwänger
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German swanger, from Old High German swangar, from Proto-West Germanic *swangr (“heavy”), further origin unknown. Cognate with Old English swangor, Dutch zwanger (“pregnant”), Lithuanian sunkùs (“heavy; difficult”) and Yiddish שוואַנגער (shvanger, “pregnant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
schwanger (strong nominative masculine singular schwangerer, not comparable)
- pregnant (of humans)
- Synonyms: in anderen Umständen, in Hoffnung, guter Hoffnung
- (chiefly colloquial, sometimes frowned upon) pregnant, gravid (of animals)
- Synonym: trächtig
- (poetic) full of, laden with
Usage notes[edit]
- The father is named with the preposition von: Sie ist schwanger von ihrem Mann Peter.
- The child is named with the preposition mit: Sie ist schwanger mit ihrem dritten Kind.
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of schwanger (uncomparable)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “schwanger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schwanger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “schwanger” in Duden online
Hunsrik[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German swanger, from Old High German swangar. Cognate with German schwanger and Yiddish שווענגערן (shvengern).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
schwanger
Further reading[edit]
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- de:Pregnancy
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Old High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Old High German
- Hunsrik 2-syllable words
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