swaer
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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch zwager, from Middle Dutch swager.
Noun[edit]
swaer (plural swaers, diminutive swaertjie)
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.
Adjective[edit]
swâer
- heavy
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Inflection[edit]
| Adjective | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
| Nominative | Indefinite | swâer | swâre | swâer | swâre |
| Definite | swâre | swâre | |||
| Accusative | Indefinite | swâren | swâre | swâer | swâre |
| Definite | swâre | ||||
| Genitive | swâers | swârer | swâers | swârer | |
| Dative | swâren | swârer | swâren | swâren | |
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “swaer (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “swaer (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
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- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch lemmas
- Middle Dutch adjectives