Schwall

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwall.

Proper noun

Schwall (plural Schwalls)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schwall is the 36154th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 620 individuals. Schwall is most common among White (95.16%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swal, from the root of schwellen (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

Schwall m (strong, genitive Schwalles or Schwalls, plural Schwalle)

  1. flood

Declension

Declension of Schwall
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schwall die Schwalle
genitive eines des Schwalles, Schwalls der Schwalle
dative einem dem Schwall, Schwalle1 den Schwallen
accusative einen den Schwall die Schwalle

1Now rare, see notes.

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