zwar

Εννοια (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

Συχνότητα

A2
Dialects

Κάντον οφ Ζυρίχη

Κάντον οφ Ζυρίχη

zwar

Καντόνι της Μπάζελ-Λάντσαφτ

Καντόνι της Μπάζελ-Λάντσαφτ

zwoor

Λουζέμ

Λουζέμ

zwar

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Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/tsvaːr/
Etymology (English)

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.

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