Schwalbe

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) swallow, martin (small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family)
2. (feminine) dive (deliberate fall, simulated foul)
3. (feminine) Schwalbe (WWII Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter)

Sinonieme

Spatz

Sperling

Penis

hinunterschlucken

kleiner Vogel

Vogel

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Landstreicher

Vertalings

swallow

rondine

golondrina

hirondelle

zwaluw

andorinha

kırlangıç

hirundo

χελιδόνι

oreneta

سنونو

dive

ironda

Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

schwalbe

Kanton Basel-Land

schwalm

Kanton Basel-Land

spyyr

Kanton Basel-Land

spyyri

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʃvalbə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: swalwe

Geërf van Old High German: swalwa

Verwante met Middle Dutch: swaluwe

Verwante met Nederlands: zwaluw

Verwante met Old Saxon: swala

Verwante met Old English: swealwe

Verwante met Engels: swallow

Verwante met Deens: svale

Verwante met Sweeds: svala

In summary

From Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā. Cognate with Middle Dutch swaluwe (modern Dutch zwaluw), Old Saxon swala, Old English swealwe (modern English swallow), Old Norse svala (Danish svale, Swedish svala).
The football sense from a saying „Der fliegt wie ’ne Schwalbe!“ (“The man flies like a swallow!”), or the like, punning on fliegen in the sense of “to fall”. Compare hinfliegen (“to fall down”).

Sinne

Aus dieser Perspektive sieht es eher nach einer Schwalbe aus .

From this perspective, it looks more like a swallow.