שווער

Yiddish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃvɛʁ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German swær, from Old High German swār, from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy, grave, serious”).

Adjective

שווער • (shver)

  1. heavy
  2. difficult, hard
  3. rugged
Declension
Declension of שווער
predicative שווער
shver
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative שווערער‎
shverer		 שווער
shver		 שווערע‎
shvere		 שווערס‎
shvers		 שווערע‎
shvere		 שווערע‎
shvere
accusative שווערן‎
shvern
dative שווערן‎
shvern		 שווערער‎
shverer
Synonyms
  • (difficult): קשה‎ (koshe)
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German sweher, from Old High German swehur, from Proto-Germanic *swehuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱuros.

Noun

שווער • (shver) m, plural שווערן‎ (shvern)

  1. father-in-law
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