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Schwalbe.

swallow, martin (small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃvalbə/[ˈʃʋälbə]
  1. swallow, martin (small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family)

    feminine
  2. dive (deliberate fall, simulated foul)

    feminine
  3. Schwalbe (WWII Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā. Cognate with Middle Dutch swaluwe (modern Dutch zwaluw), Old Saxon swala, Old English swealwe (modern English swallow), Old Norse svala (Danish svale, Swedish svala). The football sense from a saying „Der fliegt wie ’ne Schwalbe!“ (“The man flies like a swallow!”), or the like, punning on fliegen in the sense of “to fall”. Compare hinfliegen (“to fall down”).

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