Θηλυκός

schwalbe

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

dive, a deliberate fall to gain advantage in the game

Μεταφράσεις

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈʃʋɑlbə/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

In summary

Borrowed from German Schwalbe (“swallow, deliberate fall”), a cognate and thus a doublet of zwaluw. From a saying „Der fliegt wie ’ne Schwalbe!“ (“The man flies like a swallow!”), or the like, punning on German fliegen in its colloquial sense “to fall”.

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