schwitzen

See also: Schwitzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German switzen, from Old High German swizzen, from Proto-Germanic *switjaną. A geminated form of Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-. Cognates (without gemination): Dutch zweten, Danish svede, English sweat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪtsən/, [ˈʃʋɪtsən], [ˈʃʋɪtsn̩]
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Verb

schwitzen (weak, third-person singular present schwitzt, past tense schwitzte, past participle geschwitzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to sweat; to perspire (of living beings)
    Synonym: (lofty) transpirieren
  2. (intransitive) to give off water (of things)
  3. (intransitive, figuratively, with über + dative) to think hard; to work hard (on a mental task)
    Synonym: brüten
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to be in fear; to worry

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “schwitzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “schwitzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “schwitzen” in Duden online
  • “schwitzen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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