"Schwung" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ʃvʊŋ/, [ʃʋʊŋ], [ʃʋʊŋk] [Northern, also] Audio: De-Schwung.ogg , De-at-Schwung.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German swunc, ablaut derivation from swingen, modern schwingen (“to swing”). Originally infrequent, but in general use since the 18th century. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|swunc}} Middle High German swunc Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es,^e}} Schwung m (strong, genitive Schwungs or Schwunges, plural Schwünge) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es,^e}} Forms: Schwungs [genitive], Schwunges [genitive], Schwünge [plural], strong [table-tags], Schwung [nominative, singular], Schwünge [definite, nominative, plural], Schwungs [genitive, singular], Schwunges [genitive, singular], Schwünge [definite, genitive, plural], Schwung [dative, singular], Schwunge [dative, singular], Schwüngen [dative, definite, plural], Schwung [accusative, singular], Schwünge [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a swinging motion, sweep Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Schwung-de-noun-MN7hSQZu
  2. a quantity so swept, (hence colloquial) any large amount Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Schwung-de-noun-pPML5104
  3. momentum, energetic movement Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Schwung-de-noun-3QgEMGAI
  4. pep, vim, verve, dash, panache Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Schwung-de-noun-FKP9UbgG Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 22 31 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 23 26 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 24 7 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Abschwung, Aufschwung, schwungvoll

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Aufschwung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "schwungvoll"
    }
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          "expansion": "→ Danish: schwung",
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      "text": "→ Danish: schwung"
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          "expansion": "→ Norwegian:",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Norwegian:"
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          "args": {
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          "args": {
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          "expansion": "→ Polish: szwung",
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        }
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            "3": "schwung",
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          "expansion": "→ Swedish: schvung, schwung",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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    {
      "form": "Schwungs",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "Schwunges",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "Schwünge",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Schwung",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "Schwünge",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schwungs",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schwunge",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schwung",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schwünge",
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "In one sweep he threw all the files off the desk.",
          "text": "Mit einem Schwung warf er alle Akten vom Tisch.",
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        }
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          "motion"
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          "sweep",
          "sweep"
        ]
      ],
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        "strong"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "She banged a pile of files onto my desk.",
          "text": "Sie knallte mir einen Schwung Akten auf den Tisch.",
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        }
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          "amount",
          "amount"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "(literally, “... to bring it back into momentum.”)",
          "roman": "His job is to stir the sagging economy.",
          "text": "Er soll die flaue Wirtschaft wieder in Schwung bringen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "english": "The show feels stodgy, it needs to get some pep back.",
          "text": "Die Show wirkt altbacken, sie braucht wieder mehr Schwung.",
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        }
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        [
          "vim",
          "vim"
        ],
        [
          "verve",
          "verve"
        ],
        [
          "dash",
          "dash"
        ],
        [
          "panache",
          "panache"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃvʊŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃʋʊŋ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃʋʊŋk]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "also"
      ]
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "Schwung"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
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      "word": "Abschwung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Aufschwung"
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    {
      "word": "schwungvoll"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Dutch: schwung",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: schwung"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Norwegian:",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Norwegian:"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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        {
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            "2": "szwung",
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "schvung",
            "3": "schwung",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Swedish: schvung, schwung",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: schvung, schwung"
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "singular"
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schwung",
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        "singular"
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    {
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          "english": "In one sweep he threw all the files off the desk.",
          "text": "Mit einem Schwung warf er alle Akten vom Tisch.",
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      ],
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          "colloquial"
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        [
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        ]
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      "tags": [
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        "strong"
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        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "(literally, “... to bring it back into momentum.”)",
          "roman": "His job is to stir the sagging economy.",
          "text": "Er soll die flaue Wirtschaft wieder in Schwung bringen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "momentum, energetic movement"
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        ],
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          "energetic",
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        ],
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          "movement",
          "movement"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine",
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        }
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          "pep"
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          "vim",
          "vim"
        ],
        [
          "verve",
          "verve"
        ],
        [
          "dash",
          "dash"
        ],
        [
          "panache",
          "panache"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "strong"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃvʊŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃʋʊŋ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃʋʊŋk]",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "also"
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  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Schwung"
  ],
  "word": "Schwung"
}

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