schwanger
See also: schwänger
German edit
Etymology edit
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”).
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Adjective edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
Positive forms of schwanger (uncomparable)
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Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German swanger, from Old High German swangar. Cognate with German schwanger and Yiddish שווענגערן (shvengern).
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schwanger