schwinden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swinden, from Old High German swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindaną. Cognate with Danish svinde (“to dwindle, vanish”), Dutch zwinden (“to disappear, vanish”), English swind (“to disappear, vanish, languish, waste away”), Hunsrik schwinne, Low German swinnen (“to decrease, shrink, vanish”), Norwegian svinne (“to disappear, vanish”), Swedish svinna (“to disappear, vanish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvɪndən/, [ˈʃvɪndn̩]
• Rhymes: -ɪndn̩
• Hyphenation: schwin‧den

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Verb

1. (intransitive) to dwindle (to decrease, shrink, vanish)

Synonyms

• abnehmen
• geringer werden

Derived terms

• verschwinden

Further reading

• “schwinden” in Duden online