Schweiger

English

Proper noun

Schweiger (plural Schweigers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schweiger is the 12048th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2588 individuals. Schweiger is most common among White (94.47%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From schweigen (to be silent) + -er (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Schwei‧ger

Noun

Schweiger m (strong, genitive Schweigers, plural Schweiger, feminine Schweigerin)

  1. man of few words (someone who rarely speaks)

Declension
Declension of Schweiger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schweiger die Schweiger
genitive eines des Schweigers der Schweiger
dative einem dem Schweiger den Schweigern
accusative einen den Schweiger die Schweiger

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