Schwaben

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃvaːbn̩], /ˈʃvaːbən/

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• Hyphenation: Schwa‧ben
• Rhymes: -aːbn̩

Etymology 1

Probably from Latin Suebi, the Latin name of a tribe inhabiting the region, itself from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz.

Proper noun

Schwaben n (proper noun, genitive Schwabens or (optionally with an article) Schwaben)

1. Swabia (a historic region of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany)

   Synonyms: Schwabenland, (humorous) Schwabenländle, (humorous) Ländle

2. Swabia (an administrative region of Bavaria, Germany)

Declension

Declension of Schwaben [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Schwaben
genitive	des	Schwabens, Schwaben1
dative	dem	Schwaben
accusative	das	Schwaben

¹Optionally with an article.

Coordinate terms

• Hessen, Preußen, Sachsen, Westfalen

Derived terms

• Bayernschwabe n

Related terms

• Nordschwaben, Neuschwaben, Oberschwaben
• Ostschwaben, Westschwaben

Etymology 2

Plural form of Schwabe.

Noun

Schwaben m pl

1. plural of Schwabe

Further reading

• Schwaben on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de