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

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 (Bavarian)(file)

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

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