schwimmen

See also: Schwimmen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swimmen, from Old High German swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną. Compare Low German swimmen, Dutch zwemmen, English swim, Danish svømme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvɪmən/
• Hyphenation: schwim‧men

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Verb

1. (intransitive, auxiliary: “haben” or “sein”) to swim
2. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to float
3. (intransitive, colloquial, auxiliary: “sein”) to be flooded

Conjugation

preterite: schwamm, schwämme Template:de-conj-strong preterite: schwomm, schwömme Template:de-conj-strong

Related terms

• Schwimmanzug
• Schwimmbad, Schwimmhalle
• Schwimmen
• Schwimmer
• Schwimmflügel
• Schwimmhose
• Schwimmweste

Further reading

• “schwimmen” in Duden online