schwirren
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed fromMiddle Low Germanswirren in the 17th century, fromOld Saxon*swirrian, fromProto-West Germanic*swirrijan, fromProto-Germanic*swirrijaną,*swerrōną, fromProto-Indo-European*swer-(“to buzz, hum, whistle, sound, speak”). Cognate withDutchzwieren,West Frisianswiere,Danishsvirre,Swedishsvirra.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editschwirren (weak,third-person singular presentschwirrt,past tenseschwirrte,past participlegeschwirrt,auxiliaryhabenorsein)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | schwirren | ||||
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present participle | schwirrend | ||||
past participle | geschwirrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben orsein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ichschwirre | wirschwirren | i | ichschwirre | wirschwirren |
duschwirrst | ihrschwirrt | duschwirrest | ihrschwirret | ||
erschwirrt | sieschwirren | erschwirre | sieschwirren | ||
preterite | ichschwirrte | wirschwirrten | ii | ichschwirrte1 | wirschwirrten1 |
duschwirrtest | ihrschwirrtet | duschwirrtest1 | ihrschwirrtet1 | ||
erschwirrte | sieschwirrten | erschwirrte1 | sieschwirrten1 | ||
imperative | schwirr (du) schwirre (du) | schwirrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative inwürde normally preferred.
Derived terms
edit- Schwirrammer(“chipping sparrow”)Spizella passerina
- Schwirren
- schwirrend
- Schwirrflug
- Schwirrgerät
- Schwirrholz
- Schwirrnachtigall
- Schwirrvogel(“hummingbird”) (family:Trochilidae)
Related terms
editFurther reading
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