Schweiger
English
Proper noun
Schweiger (plural Schweigers)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schweiger is the 12048th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2588 individuals. Schweiger is most common among White (94.47%) individuals.
German
Etymology
From schweigen (to be silent) + -er (agentive suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡɐ/
- Hyphenation: Schwei‧ger
Noun
Schweiger m (genitive Schweigers, plural Schweiger, female Schweigerin)
- man of few words (someone who rarely speaks)
Declension
Declension of Schweiger
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Schweiger | die | Schweiger |
genitive | eines | des | Schweigers | der | Schweiger |
dative | einem | dem | Schweiger | den | Schweigern |
accusative | einen | den | Schweiger | die | Schweiger |
Further reading
- Schweiger in Duden online