Šváb
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See also: šváb
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schwabe (“Swabian”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Šváb m anim
- Swabian (inhabitant of Swabia)
- (figuratively, derogatory) German
Declension
Proper noun
Šváb m anim (female equivalent Švábová)
- a male surname
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “Šváb”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “Šváb”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Šváb”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Šváb m pers (female equivalent Švábová)
- a male surname originating as an ethnonym
Declension
Declension of Šváb (pattern chlap)
Further reading
- “Šváb”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024