See also: Schwitzen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German switzen, from Old High German swizzen, from Proto-Germanic *switjaną. A geminated form of Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (to sweat), *sweyd-. Cognates (without gemination): Dutch zweten, Danish svede, English sweat.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪtsən/, [ˈʃʋɪtsən], [ˈʃʋɪtsn̩]
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Verb

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schwitzen (weak, third-person singular present schwitzt, past tense schwitzte, past participle geschwitzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to sweat; to perspire (of living beings)
    Synonym: (lofty) transpirieren
  2. (intransitive) to give off water (of things)
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) to think hard; to work hard [with über (+ dative) ‘on a mental task’]
    Synonym: brüten
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to be in fear; to worry

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • schwitzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schwitzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schwitzen” in Duden online
  • schwitzen” in OpenThesaurus.de