Schwingen

See also: schwingen

German

Etymology 1

Verbal noun, substantivation of schwingen. The sense "Swiss wrestling" is attested from the 16th century, often in the phrase "Ringen und Schwingen".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪŋən/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩

Noun

Schwingen n (strong, genitive Schwingens, no plural)

  1. vibration, oscillation
    • das Schwingen und Beben der Saiten (1839)
  2. (Switzerland) wrestling
    • Im Schwingen bewährte sich die Meisterschaft der Berner, im Steinstoßen siegten die Appenzeller (1900)
    das ursprüngliche Schwingen der Hirten und Älpler (1989)
Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Plural of Schwinge

Noun

Schwingen pl (plural only)

  1. (poetically, figuratively) (pair of) wings
    • Und schon breitete der Engel seine Schwingen aus (1833)
Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • Adlerschwingen (“eagle wings”)
  • Engelsschwingen (“angel wings”)

Further reading
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