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Schwemme
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German
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Etymology
From de gmh swemme, deverbal from gmh swemmen, whence modern de schwemmen to sweep, to wash ashore, which see for more. The sense “part of a beer hall” derives via “simple tavern” (16th c.) from the formerly current expression de die Zunge in die Schwemme reiten to booze to ride one’s tongue to the bathing place.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃvɛmə/ [ˈʃʋɛ.mə] southern also [-mɛ]
de De-Schwemme.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Schwem me
de Schwämme
Noun
f
something that has been washed ashore
de figurative flood, glut sudden abundance of something
an area of shallow water where people or, more often, animals bathe themselves
de figurative part of a beer hall or large pub, originally that reserved for the lower classes, now one where people either stand or otherwise sit in large numbers at simple tables
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Pferdeschwemme
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