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שווער

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Yiddish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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שווער (shver)

  1. heavy
  2. difficult, hard
  3. rugged
Declension
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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
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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שווער (shverm, plural שווערן (shvern)

  1. father-in-law