Schwammerl

Bavarian

Etymology

Diminutive of Schwåmm, from Middle High German swamme, swam, swamp, from Old High German swamp, from Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvɑmɐl/
• Hyphenation: Schwam‧merl

Noun

Schwammerl n or m (plural Schwammerln)

1. (cooking) mushroom

   Synonyms: Puiz, Pülz, Püüz, Schwåmm

2. (derogatory) idiot, bungler

Usage notes

• The masculine gender is common in Bavaria, everywhere else the neuter gender is more common.

Derived terms

• Eierschwammerl

German

Etymology

From Bavarian Schwammerl, from Middle High German swamme, swam, swamp, from Old High German swamp, from Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Bavaria):

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Noun

Schwammerl n (strong or mixed, genitive Schwammerls, plural Schwammerl or Schwammerln)

1. (Austria, Bavaria, cooking) mushroom
2. (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial, derogatory) mushroom

Declension

Declension of Schwammerl [neuter, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schwammerl	die	Schwammerl, Schwammerln
genitive	eines	des	Schwammerls	der	Schwammerl, Schwammerln
dative	einem	dem	Schwammerl	den	Schwammerln
accusative	ein	das	Schwammerl	die	Schwammerl, Schwammerln

Further reading

• “Schwammerl” in Duden online
• “Schwammerl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache