שוווּם

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Yiddish

Etymology

Compare Alemannic German Schwumm. Related to שווימען (shvimen).

Pronunciation

Noun

שוווּם (shvumm, plural שוווּמען (shvumen)

  1. a swim
  2. (swimming) stroke

Derived terms

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “שװוּם” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “swim”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN