שווער

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃvɛʁ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German swær, from Old High German swār, from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy, grave, serious”).

Adjective

שווער • (shver)

1. heavy
2. difficult, hard
3. rugged

Declension

Declension of שווער

predicative					שווער shver
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	שווערער shverer	שווער shver	שווערע shvere	שווערס shvers	שווערע shvere	שווערע shvere
accusative	שווערן shvern
dative			שווערן shvern		שווערער shverer

Synonyms

• (difficult): קשה (koshe)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “heavy, difficult”): לײַכט (laykht), גרינג (gring)

Derived terms

• שוועריקייט (shverikeyt)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German sweher, from Old High German swehur, from Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros.

Noun

שווער • (shver) m, plural שווערן (shvern)

1. father-in-law