Schwade

See also: schwade

German

Schwade

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvaːdə/

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• Rhymes: -aːdə

Etymology 1

From northern Middle High German swade and Middle Low German swade, both from Proto-Germanic *swaþō, from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (“to bend, turn, swing”).

Noun

Schwade f (genitive Schwade, plural Schwaden)

1. swath, windrow (row of cut grain or hay; both cut out herbage and the left empty space)
   • 1902, Gustav Falke, “Die Schnitterin”, in Hohe Sommertage‎:

     Drei Äcker Gerste, ums Abendrot,
     Lagen in breiten Schwaden,
     Daneben die Mutter, und die war tot.
     So kam der Knecht zu Gnaden.

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Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schwade	die	Schwaden
genitive	einer	der	Schwade	der	Schwaden
dative	einer	der	Schwade	den	Schwaden
accusative	eine	die	Schwade	die	Schwaden

Declension of Schwade [feminine]

Alternative forms

• Schwaden m

Etymology 2

Back-formation from Schwaden, interpreted as a plural.

Noun

Schwade f (genitive Schwade, plural Schwaden)

1. Alternative form of Schwaden (“waft, plume”)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schwade	die	Schwaden
genitive	einer	der	Schwade	der	Schwaden
dative	einer	der	Schwade	den	Schwaden
accusative	eine	die	Schwade	die	Schwaden

Declension of Schwade [feminine]

Further reading

• “Schwade” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache