schwül

Meaning

sultry, close, oppressive, muggy

stiffling

hot and humid

woman’s desire

Stick-

feuchtwarm

drückend heiß

gewitterschwer

heiü und feucht

hydrothermisch

beengend

brütend heiß

schwül-heiß

brutheiß

Frequency

Basel-Landschaft

dinschtig

Basel-Landschaft

dippig

Basel-Landschaft

schwiel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃvyːl/

Borrowed from Low German

Cognate with Dutch

Cognate with Old Norse

Cognate with English

In summary

Borrowed from Low German, from Middle Low German swōl, swūl, in Standard German since the 18th century, ultimately from the root of schwelen (“to smoulder”). The umlaut is possibly due to analogy with kühl (“cool”). The unumlauted form schwul is limited to the sense “gay, homosexual”. Cognate with Dutch zwoel (“sultry; sensual”), Old Norse svalr (“cold”), English sweal, swelter.

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