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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German switzen, from Old High German swizzen, from Proto-Germanic *switjaną. A geminated form of Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-. Cognates (without gemination): Dutch zweten, Danish svede, English sweat.
Pronunciation
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[edit]schwitzen (weak, third-person singular present schwitzt, past tense schwitzte, past participle geschwitzt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive) to sweat; to perspire (of living beings)
- Synonym: (lofty) transpirieren
- (intransitive) to give off water (of things)
- (intransitive, figuratively) to think hard; to work hard [with über (+ dative) ‘on a mental task’]
- Synonym: brüten
- (intransitive, figuratively) to be in fear; to worry
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schwitzen | ||||
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present participle | schwitzend | ||||
past participle | geschwitzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schwitze | wir schwitzen | i | ich schwitze | wir schwitzen |
du schwitzt | ihr schwitzt | du schwitzest | ihr schwitzet | ||
er schwitzt | sie schwitzen | er schwitze | sie schwitzen | ||
preterite | ich schwitzte | wir schwitzten | ii | ich schwitzte1 | wir schwitzten1 |
du schwitztest | ihr schwitztet | du schwitztest1 | ihr schwitztet1 | ||
er schwitzte | sie schwitzten | er schwitzte1 | sie schwitzten1 | ||
imperative | schwitz (du) schwitze (du) |
schwitzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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