German edit

Etymology edit

From Old High German swero, from Proto-Germanic *swerô.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃvɛːʁə] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃveːʁə] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Schwä‧re
  • (file)

Noun edit

Schwäre f (genitive Schwäre, plural Schwären)

  1. (dated, higher register) ulcer

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