Schwelle

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German swelle, from Old High German swelli, swella, from Proto-Germanic *swalī, from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board, threshold, sill”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛlə/
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Noun[edit]

Schwelle f (genitive Schwelle, plural Schwellen)

  1. threshold
  2. railroad tie, railway sleeper

Declension[edit]

Declension of Schwelle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schwelle die Schwellen
genitive einer der Schwelle der Schwellen
dative einer der Schwelle den Schwellen
accusative eine die Schwelle die Schwellen

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Danish: svelle

Further reading[edit]

  • “Schwelle” in Duden online
  • “Schwelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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