Schwulst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swulst (“tumor, growth”), from swellen (“to swell up, bulge”), from Old High German swellan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃvʊlst/

Noun

Schwulst m (strong, genitive Schwulstes or Schwulsts, plural Schwülste)

  1. (obsolete) showiness, pretention, grandiosity, bombast

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Schwulst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schwulst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Schwulst” in Duden online
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