Schwabe

German

Alternative forms

Schwab

Etymology

Possibly from Latin Suēbus, plural Suēbi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃvaːbə/
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Noun

Schwabe m (weak, genitive Schwaben, plural Schwaben, feminine Schwäbin)

a (male) Swabian (person)
(Switzerland, derogatory) any (male) German

Declension

Declension of Schwabe [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schwabe	die	Schwaben
genitive	eines	des	Schwaben	der	Schwaben
dative	einem	dem	Schwaben	den	Schwaben
accusative	einen	den	Schwaben	die	Schwaben

Related terms

Schwaben n

Descendants

→ Czech: šváb
→ Hungarian: sváb
→ Romanian: șvab
→ Russian: шваб (švab)

See also

Swabe

Further reading

“Schwabe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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