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)
- pregnant (of humans)
- Synonyms: in anderen Umständen, in Hoffnung, guter Hoffnung
- (chiefly colloquial, sometimes frowned upon) pregnant, gravid (of animals)
- Synonym: trächtig
- (poetic) full of, laden with
Usage notes
Declension
Positive forms of schwanger (uncomparable)
Derived terms
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German swanger, from Old High German swangar. Cognate with German schwanger and Yiddish שווענגערן (shvengern).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvaŋɐ/
Further reading
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