Schwank

See also: schwank

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swanc. Doublet of Schwang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃvaŋk/
Hyphenation: Schwank
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Noun

Schwank m (strong, genitive Schwankes or Schwanks, plural Schwänke)

drollery, prank
short, funny tale

Declension

Declension of Schwank [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schwank	die	Schwänke
genitive	eines	des	Schwankes, Schwanks	der	Schwänke
dative	einem	dem	Schwank, Schwanke¹	den	Schwänken
accusative	einen	den	Schwank	die	Schwänke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Schwank” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Schwank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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