Schwatz

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German swaz; see schwatzen (“to chat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃvats/ Rhymes: -ats === Noun === Schwatz m (strong, genitive Schwatzes, plural Schwatze or Schwätze, diminutive Schwätzchen n) (often in the diminutive) chat Synonyms: Unterhaltung, Plauderei, (chiefly southern) Plausch, (chiefly northern) Quatsch, (northern) Schnack ==== Usage notes ==== The expression einen Schwatz halten, ein Schwätzchen halten (“to have a chat”) is neutral/positive, whereas the verb schwätzen may have a negative tone. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== schwatzen, schwätzen schwatzhaft === Further reading === “Schwatz” in Duden online “Schwatz”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)