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Schwamm
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schwamm Schwämm
German
Etymology
de sponge :inh gmh:swam<ety:inh<goh:swam<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*swamm>>>>
From de gmh swam swam(p), from de goh swam swam(bo), from de gmw-pro *swamm, from de gem-pro *swambaz, gem-pro *swammaz. See also ang swamm.
Pronunciation
de /ʃvam/ [ʃʋam]
de De-Schwamm.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-at-Schwamm.ogg Austria
de am 1
Noun
m,(e)s,^e ^chen
sponge
de Nimmst du zum Spülen lieber einen Lappen oder einen Schwamm? Do you prefer to use a cloth or a sponge for washing up?
de regional chiefly southern else _ obsolete mushroom, fungus, toadstool
de informal derogatory fatso, someone overweight
de 1988 w:Herbert Grönemeyer Was soll das https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kXXZ1Vui7A Wie man an einen solchen Schwamm / Sein Herz einfach verschleudern kann / Los, sag was How anyone to such as fatso / Could throw away their heart / Come on, say something
de disease morbid growth, dry rot
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Derived terms
de Badeschwamm Baumschwamm Gießkannenschwamm Glasschwamm Hornkieselschwamm Kalkschwamm Menstruationsschwamm Pferdeschwamm Schwammkörper Schwammschleife Schwammspezies Süßwasserschwamm Verhütungsschwamm
Related terms
de schwammig
de schwammartig
de Schwammerl
Further reading
Hunsrik
Etymology
From hrx gmh swamme, gmh swam, gmh swamp, from hrx goh swamp, from hrx gmw-pro *swamm.
Pronunciation
hrx /ʃvam/
Noun
m Schwämm
fungus, mushroom, toadstool
Synonyms
hrx Krotteheisje
Further reading