Schwung

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Schwung. === Noun === Schwung (idiomatic, uncommon) Drive, energy, or verve. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German swunc, ablaut derivation from swingen, modern schwingen (“to swing”). Originally infrequent, but in general use since the 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃvʊŋ/, [ʃʋʊŋ], (chiefly northern also) [ʃʋʊŋk] === Noun === Schwung m (strong, genitive Schwungs or Schwunges, plural Schwünge) a swinging motion, sweep a quantity so swept, (hence colloquial) any large amount momentum, speed, force (intensity of a specific movement) pep, vim, verve, dash, panache ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abschwung Aufschwung schwungvoll in Schwung bringen ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: švunk → Danish: schwung → Hungarian: svung → Dutch: schwung → Norwegian: Norwegian Bokmål: schwung Norwegian Nynorsk: schwung → Polish: szwung → Swedish: schvung, schwung === Further reading === “Schwung” in Duden online “Schwung”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)