Schwertfeger

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwertfeger (literally “swordsmith”).

Proper noun

Schwertfeger (plural Schwertfegers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schwertfeger is the 39281^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 560 individuals. Schwertfeger is most common among White (94.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schwertfeger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

Middle High German swertveger, by surface analysis, Schwert +‎ Feger, from fegen (“to polish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃveːɐ̯tˌfeːɡɐ/

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Noun

Schwertfeger m (strong, genitive Schwertfegers, plural Schwertfeger)

1. (historical) swordsmith

   Synonym: Waffenschmied

Declension

Declension of Schwertfeger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schwertfeger	die	Schwertfeger
genitive	eines	des	Schwertfegers	der	Schwertfeger
dative	einem	dem	Schwertfeger	den	Schwertfegern
accusative	einen	den	Schwertfeger	die	Schwertfeger

Proper noun

Schwertfeger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schwertfegers or (with an article) Schwertfeger, feminine genitive Schwertfeger, plural Schwertfegers or Schwertfeger)

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Further reading

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