Schwabber

German

Pronunciation

•  IPA^(key): [ˈʃvä.bər], [ˈʃvä.bɐ]

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• Rhymes: -abər

Noun

Schwabber m (strong, genitive Schwabbers, plural Schwabber)

1. (nautical) scrubber, mop, swab, wherewith parts of the ship are wiped
2. (humorous, marine) epaulette

Declension

Declension of Schwabber [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schwabber	die	Schwabber
genitive	eines	des	Schwabbers	der	Schwabber
dative	einem	dem	Schwabber	den	Schwabbern
accusative	einen	den	Schwabber	die	Schwabber

Descendants

• ⇒ Esperanto: ŝvabri
• → Ido: swabro
• Volga German: Schwabber

Volga German

Pronunciation

•  IPA^(key): [ˈʃvä.br̩]

Noun

Schwabber m (plural Schwabber)

1. scrubber, swab, mop

Usage notes

In general use for cleaning utensils unlike in Standard German.