Schwingen
See also: schwingen
German
Etymology 1
Verbal noun, substantivation of schwingen. The sense "Swiss wrestling" is attested from the 16th century, often in the phrase "Ringen und Schwingen".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪŋən/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩
Noun
Schwingen n (genitive Schwingens, no plural)
- vibration, oscillation
- das Schwingen und Beben der Saiten (1839)
- (Switzerland) wrestling
Derived terms
- Schwinger "Swiss wrestler"
Related terms
- Schwung
- Schwang
- Schwingung
Etymology 2
Plural of Schwinge
Noun
Schwingen f (genitive Schwingen, plural Schwingenen)
Derived terms
- Adlerschwingen (“eagle wings”)
- Engelsschwingen (“angel wings”)
Further reading
- Schwingen in Duden online
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