Schwung

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German

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 Schwung on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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From the verb schwingen.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvʊŋ/
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Noun

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Schwung m (strong, genitive Schwunges or Schwungs, plural Schwünge)

  1. momentum
    in Schwung bringen.to boost.
    um den Kreislauf wieder in Schwung zu bringen.to get the circulation going again.
  2. swing
  3. a pile/slew of something (large quantity)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Danish: schwung
  • Dutch: schwung
  • Norwegian:
  • Polish: szwung
  • Swedish: schvung, schwung

Further reading

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