schwalbe

See also: Schwalbe

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwalbe (“swallow, deliberate fall”), a cognate of zwaluw. From a saying „Der fliegt wie ’ne Schwalbe!“ (“The man flies like a swallow!”), or the like, punning on German fliegen in its colloquial sense “to fall”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʋɑlbə/
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Noun

schwalbe f (plural schwalbes, diminutive schwalbetje n)

  1. (sports) dive, a deliberate fall after a challenge.
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