zwar
Meaning
- 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.
- namely; only in the form und zwar
Concepts
Synonyms
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
zwar
Basel-Landschaft
zwoor
Lucerne
zwar
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tsvaːr/
Etymology
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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