zweer

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʋeːr/,
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  • Hyphenation: zweer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch swēre, from Old Dutch swero (“boil, abcess”), from Proto-Germanic *swerô (“ulcer”), from *sweraną (“to hurt; fester”).

Noun

zweer f (plural zweren, diminutive zweertje n)

  1. a purulent boil, skin injury containing pus, ulcer
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sweer
  • → Sranan Tongo: sweri

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zweer

  1. inflection of zweren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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