schwinden
German
Etymology
From Middle High German swinden, from Old High German swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindaną. Cognate with Danish svinde (“to dwindle, vanish”), Dutch zwinden (“to disappear, vanish”), English swindle (“to take advantage of”), Hunsrik schwinne, Low German swinnen (“to decrease, shrink, vanish”), Norwegian svinne (“to disappear, vanish”), Swedish svinna (“to disappear, vanish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪndən/, [ˈʃvɪndn̩]
- Rhymes: -ɪndn̩
- Hyphenation: schwin‧den
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Verb
schwinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schwindet, past tense schwand, past participle geschwunden, past subjunctive schwände, auxiliary sein)
Conjugation
infinitive | schwinden | ||||
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present participle | schwindend | ||||
past participle | geschwunden | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schwinde | wir schwinden | i | ich schwinde | wir schwinden |
du schwindest | ihr schwindet | du schwindest | ihr schwindet | ||
er schwindet | sie schwinden | er schwinde | sie schwinden | ||
preterite | ich schwand | wir schwanden | ii | ich schwände1 | wir schwänden1 |
du schwandest du schwandst |
ihr schwandet | du schwändest1 | ihr schwändet1 | ||
er schwand | sie schwanden | er schwände1 | sie schwänden1 | ||
imperative | schwind (du) schwinde (du) |
schwindet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Schwinden
- Schwindung
- verschwinden
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