schwängern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swengern, from Old High German swangaren, from swangar (“pregnant”), from Proto-West Germanic *swangr (“heavy”). Cognate with Yiddish שווענגערן‎ (shvengern).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛŋərn/, [ˈʃʋɛŋɐn]
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Verb

schwängern (weak, third-person singular present schwängert, past tense schwängerte, past participle geschwängert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to impregnate (to cause to become pregnant)
    Synonyms: (biological) befruchten; (more informal) schwanger machen; (colloquial, vulgar) einen Braten in die Röhre schieben

Conjugation

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