Noun
der Schwabe
Pronunciation: /ˈʃvaːbə/
Swabian (person from Swabia)
C1
rank #13,264
plural Schwaben
Meanings
Noun
- Swabian (person from Swabia)
Example sentence
Mein Kollege ist Schwabe und kommt aus Stuttgart.
My colleague is a Swabian and comes from Stuttgart.
Word forms
singular
der Schwabe
plural
die Schwaben
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schwabe
Accusativeden Schwaben
Dativedem Schwaben
Genitivedes Schwaben
Plural
Nominativedie Schwaben
Accusativedie Schwaben
Dativeden Schwaben
Genitiveder Schwaben
Schwabe is a weak masculine noun: every case except the nominative singular takes the same ending.
Usage
- ein Schwabe aus Ulm — a Swabian man from Ulm
- mit einem Schwaben — weak masculine noun; singular takes -n outside nominative
Ein Schwabe aus dem Nachbarort erzählte von seiner Kindheit.
A Swabian from the neighbouring town talked about his childhood.