Schwingen
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See also: schwingen
German
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verbal noun, substantivation of schwingen. The sense "Swiss wrestling" is attested from the 16th century, often in the phrase "Ringen und Schwingen".
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schwingen n (strong, genitive Schwingens, no plural)
- vibration, oscillation
- (Switzerland) wrestling
- Im Schwingen bewährte sich die Meisterschaft der Berner, im Steinstoßen siegten die Appenzeller (1900)[2]
- das ursprüngliche Schwingen der Hirten und Älpler (1989)[3]
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schwingen [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]- Schwinger "Swiss wrestler"
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Plural of Schwinge
Noun
[edit]Schwingen pl (plural only)
- (poetically, figuratively) (pair of) wings
- Und schon breitete der Engel seine Schwingen aus (1833) [4]
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schwingen [pl-only]
Derived terms
[edit]- Adlerschwingen (“eagle wings”)
- Engelsschwingen (“angel wings”)
Further reading
[edit]- “Schwingen” in Duden online