From Middle High German swetzen / swatzen, from swaz (“talk, chatter”) + -en.[1]
Cognate with German schwätzen, Luxembourgish schwätzen and Pennsylvania German schwetze.
schwetze (Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina)
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schwetze | |
| participle | geschwetzd | |
| auxiliary | hon | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| ich | schwetze | — |
| du | schwetzst | schwetz |
| er/sie/es | schwetzd | — |
| meer | schwetze | — |
| deer | schwetzd | schwetzd |
| sie | schwetze | — |
| The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end. | ||
schwetze
| infinitive | schwetze | |
|---|---|---|
| past participle | hot gschwetzt | |
| future tense | waerd schwetze | |
| subjunctive | daet schwetze | |
| present tense | ||
| 1st person singular | schwetz | |
| 2nd person singular | schwetscht | |
| 3rd person singular | schwetzt | |
| 1st person plural | schwetze | |
| 2nd person plural | schwetzt | |
| 3rd person plural | schwetze | |
| imperative | schwetz | |