Schwarte

See also: schwärte

German
Schwarte

Etymology

From Middle High German swarte, Old High German *swarta, from Proto-Germanic *swarduz (“rind, tough skin”).

Cognate with Middle English sward, West Frisian swarde, Old Norse svǫrðr, Old English sweard, Danish svær, Dutch zwoerd, English sward, Gothic *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (*swardus).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvartə/, [ˈʃʋaʁ.tə], [ˈʃʋaɐ̯-], [ˈʃʋaː-]
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Noun

Schwarte f (genitive Schwarte, plural Schwarten)

  1. pork rind
  2. (colloquial) tome (big book)
    Synonyms: Wälzer, Schinken, Schmöker, Scharteke

Declension
Declension of Schwarte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schwarte die Schwarten
genitive einer der Schwarte der Schwarten
dative einer der Schwarte den Schwarten
accusative eine die Schwarte die Schwarten

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schwarte”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Schwarte” in Duden online
  • “Schwarte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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