Bavarian edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German smīzen, from Old High German smīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *smītan, from Proto-Germanic *smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmɑɛ̯sːn̩/
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmæːsːn̩/ (Vienna)

Verb edit

schmeißn (past participle gschmissn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol)

  1. (transitive) to throw, to fling
    I schmeiß no schnö de Wäsch in d'Maschin.I'll just quickly throw the washing in the machine.
    Se håd de Schui gschmissen.She dropped out of school. (literally, “She threw school.”)
  2. (transitive, with mit) to throw, to fling
    Heast, ned schmeiß mit de Bockerln auf de Achkatzerln!Hey, don't fling pine cones at the squirrels!

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