Schwung

German

Etymology

From the verb schwingen.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈʃvʊŋ/
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Noun

Schwung m (strong, genitive Schwunges or Schwungs, plural Schwünge)

momentum
in Schwung bringen. ― to boost.

um den Kreislauf wieder in Schwung zu bringen. ― to get the circulation going again.
swing
a pile/slew of something (large quantity)

Declension

Declension of Schwung [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schwung	die	Schwünge
genitive	eines	des	Schwunges, Schwungs	der	Schwünge
dative	einem	dem	Schwung, Schwunge¹	den	Schwüngen
accusative	einen	den	Schwung	die	Schwünge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Danish: schwung
→ Dutch: schwung
→ Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: schwung
- Norwegian Nynorsk: schwung
→ Polish: szwung
→ Swedish: schvung, schwung

Further reading

“Schwung” in Duden online
“Schwung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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