Schwere
See also: schwere
German
editEtymology
editMiddle High German swære, from Old High German swārī, from Proto-West Germanic *swārī, from Proto-Germanic *swērį̄; equivalent to schwer + -e. Cognate with British English sweer.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchwere f (genitive Schwere, no plural)
- heaviness
- severity
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 39/2010, page 18:
- Die katholische Kirche will ihre Missbrauchsopfer finanziell nicht durch eine pauschale Summe entschädigen, sondern individuell je nach Schwere des Falls.
- The Catholic Church wants to financially compensate their abuse victims not with a lump sum, but individually according to the severity of the case.
Declension
editDeclension of Schwere [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
edit- “Schwere” in Duden online
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