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)

Declension

Declension of שווער


predicative					שווער shver
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
case	masculine	indefinite	definite	post./nom.	feminine	plural
nominative	שווערער shverer	שווער shver	שווערע shvere	שווערס shvers	שווערע shvere	שווערע shvere
accusative	שווערן shvern		שווערע shvere	שווערס shvers	שווערע shvere
dative	שווערן shvern		שווערן shvern		שווערער shverer

Synonyms

(difficult): קשה (koshe)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “heavy, difficult”): לײַכט (laykht), גרינג (gring)

Derived terms

שוועריקייט (shverikeyt)

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)

father-in-law

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