Schweiß

German

Alternative forms
  • Schweiss (Switzerland)

Etymology

From Middle High German sweiz, from Old High German sweiz, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-. Cognate with German Low German Sweet, Dutch zweet, English sweat, West Frisian swit, Danish sved, and Yiddish שוויצן‎ (shvitsn); see sweat for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃfaɪ̯s/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Schweiß m (genitive Schweißes, plural Schweiße)

  1. sweat

Declension
Declension of Schweiß
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schweiß die Schweiße
genitive eines des Schweißes der Schweiße
dative einem dem Schweiß,
Schweiße1		 den Schweißen
accusative einen den Schweiß die Schweiße
1Now uncommon, see notes

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