שווער

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German swār, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *swēraz.

Adjective

שווער • (shver)

1. heavy
2. difficult, hard
3. rugged

Declension

Declension of שווער

predicative					שווער shver
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	שווערער shverer	שווער shver	שווערע shvere	שווערס shvers	שווערע shvere	שווערע shvere
accusative	שווערן shvern
dative			שווערן shvern		שווערער shverer

Synonyms

• (difficult): קשה (koshe)

Antonyms

• (heavy, difficult): לײַכט (laykht), גרינג (gring)

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German swehur, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *swehuraz. Compare German Schwäher.

Noun

שווער • (shver) m, plural שווערן (shvern)

1. father-in-law