Schwere

See also: schwere

German

Etymology

Middle High German swære, from Old High German swārī, from Proto-West Germanic *swārī, from Proto-Germanic *swērį̄; equivalent to schwer +‎ -e. Cognate with British English sweer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃveːʁə/
Audio (file)

Noun

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heaviness
severity
- 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 39/2010, page 18:
  Die katholische Kirche will ihre Missbrauchsopfer finanziell nicht durch eine pauschale Summe entschädigen, sondern individuell je nach Schwere des Falls.
  The Catholic Church wants to financially compensate their abuse victims not with a lump sum, but individually according to the severity of the case.

Declension

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Further reading

“Schwere” in Duden online

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