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Schwung

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German

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 Schwung on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Middle High German swunc, ablaut derivation from swingen, modern schwingen (to swing). Originally infrequent, but in general use since the 18th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃvʊŋ/, [ʃʋʊŋ], (chiefly northern also) [ʃʋʊŋk]
  • Audio (Berlin):(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

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Schwung m (strong, genitive Schwungs or Schwunges, plural Schwünge)

  1. a swinging motion, sweep
    Mit einem Schwung warf er alle Akten vom Tisch.
    In one sweep he threw all the files off the desk.
  2. a quantity so swept, (hence colloquial) any large amount
    Sie knallte mir einen Schwung Akten auf den Tisch.
    She banged a pile of files onto my desk.
  3. momentum, energetic movement
    Er soll die flaue Wirtschaft wieder in Schwung bringen.
    His job is to stir the sagging economy.
    (literally, “... to bring it back into momentum.”)
  4. pep, vim, verve, dash, panache
    Die Show wirkt altbacken, sie braucht wieder mehr Schwung.
    The show feels stodgy, it needs to get some pep back.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Czech: švunk
  • Danish: schwung
  • Dutch: schwung
  • Norwegian:
  • Polish: szwung
  • Swedish: schvung, schwung

Further reading

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  • Schwung” in Duden online
  • Schwung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache