Schwung

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German

 Schwung on German Wikipedia

Etymology

From the verb schwingen.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvʊŋ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Schwung m (strong, genitive Schwunges or Schwungs, plural Schwünge)

  1. momentum
    in Schwung bringen.to boost.
    um den Kreislauf wieder in Schwung zu bringen.to get the circulation going again.
  2. swing
  3. a pile/slew of something (large quantity)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: schwung
  • Dutch: schwung
  • Norwegian:
  • Polish: szwung
  • Swedish: schvung, schwung

Further reading

  • Schwung” in Duden online
  • Schwung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache