Schweif

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sweif, from Old High German sweif; related to schweifen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃvaɪ̯f]
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Noun

Schweif m (strong, genitive Schweifes or Schweifs, plural Schweife)

tail (of animal, comet)
Synonym: Schwanz

Declension

Declension of Schweif [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schweif	die	Schweife
genitive	eines	des	Schweifes, Schweifs	der	Schweife
dative	einem	dem	Schweif, Schweife¹	den	Schweifen
accusative	einen	den	Schweif	die	Schweife

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

schweifartig

Related terms

See also

Further reading

“Schweif” in Duden online
“Schweif” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schweif” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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