zweer

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʋeːr/, [zʋɪːr]

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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

• maagzweer
• verzweren

Related terms

• zweren

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. imperative

Anagrams

• zwere