schwanger

See also: schwänger

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swanger, from Old High German swangar, from Proto-West Germanic *swangr (heavy), further origin unknown. Cognate with Old English swangor, Dutch zwanger (pregnant), Lithuanian sunkùs (heavy; difficult) and Yiddish שוואַנגער (shvanger, pregnant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaŋər/, [ˈʃʋäŋɐ]
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Adjective

schwanger (strong nominative masculine singular schwangerer, not comparable)

  1. pregnant (of humans)
    Synonyms: in anderen Umständen, in Hoffnung, guter Hoffnung
  2. (chiefly colloquial, sometimes frowned upon) pregnant, gravid (of animals)
    Synonym: trächtig
  3. (poetic) full of, laden with

Usage notes

  • The father is named with the preposition von: Sie ist schwanger von ihrem Mann Peter.
  • The child is named with the preposition mit: Sie ist schwanger mit ihrem dritten Kind.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • schwanger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schwanger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schwanger” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German swanger, from Old High German swangar. Cognate with German schwanger and Yiddish שווענגערן (shvengern).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaŋɐ/

Adjective

schwanger

  1. pregnant

Further reading

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