Schweiß
German
Alternative forms
- Schweiss (Switzerland)
Etymology
From Middle High German sweiz, from Old High German sweiz, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-. Cognate with German Low German Sweet, Dutch zweet, English sweat, West Frisian swit, Danish sved, and Yiddish שוויצן (shvitsn); see sweat for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃfaɪ̯s/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯s
Noun
Schweiß m (genitive Schweißes, plural Schweiße)
- sweat
Declension
Declension of Schweiß
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schweiß | die | Schweiße |
| genitive | eines | des | Schweißes | der | Schweiße |
| dative | einem | dem | Schweiß, Schweiße1 | den | Schweißen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schweiß | die | Schweiße |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- Schweißdrüse
Related terms
- schwitzen
Further reading
- Schweiß in Duden online