zwar

Betekenis (English)

1. Signals a following contrary clause, which is usually introduced with aber (“but”), stressing that the speaker is aware of the contradiction, but that it does not invalidate the statement.
2. namely; only in the form und zwar

Synonyms

freilich

allerdings

wohl

immerhin

obgleich

wenn auch

obschon

gewiss

ja doch

ja

d.h.

das heißt

doch

nämlich

obwohl

und zwar

wenn … auch

aber

Dialects

Kanton Zürich

zwar

Kanton Basel-Land

zwoor

Kanton Luzern

zwar

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tsvaːr/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from Middle High German: zwāre

Inherited from Old High German: zi wāre

In summary

From Middle High German zwāre, contraction of ze wāre (“verily, indeed”), from Old High German zi wāre (8th c.). Equivalent to zu + wahr. The concessive use developed first in cognate Middle Low German twâre.