Wiktionary

Schwarte

See also: schwärte

German edit

 
Schwarte

Etymology edit

From Middle High German swarte, Old High German *swarta, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (“rind, tough skin”).

Cognate with Middle English sward, West Frisian swarde, Old Norse svǫrðr, Old English sweard, Danish svær, Dutch zwoerd, English sward, Gothic *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (*swardus).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvartə/, [ˈʃʋaʁ.tə], [ˈʃʋaɐ̯-], [ˈʃʋaː-]
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Noun edit

Schwarte f (genitive Schwarte, plural Schwarten)

  1. pork rind
  2. (colloquial) tome (big book)
    Synonyms: Wälzer, Schinken, Schmöker, Scharteke

Declension edit

Declension of Schwarte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schwarte die Schwarten
genitive einer der Schwarte der Schwarten
dative einer der Schwarte den Schwarten
accusative eine die Schwarte die Schwarten

References edit

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schwarte”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading edit

  • “Schwarte” in Duden online
  • “Schwarte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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