schwanger
See also: schwänger
German
Etymology
From Middle High German swanger, from Old High German swangar. Cognate with Dutch zwanger.
Pronunciation
Adjective
schwanger (not comparable)
- pregnant (of humans)
- (chiefly colloquial, sometimes frowned upon) pregnant, gravid (of animals)
- (poetic) full of, laden with
Usage notes
- The father is named with the preposition von: Sie ist schwanger von ihrem Mann Peter.
- The child is named with the preposition mit: Sie ist schwanger mit ihrem dritten Kind.
Declension
Synonyms
- (humans): in anderen Umständen; in Hoffnung; guter Hoffnung
- (animals): trächtig
Derived terms
Further reading
- “schwanger” in Duden online
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schwanger
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