schwatz

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === zjwats (Kirchröadsj) === Etymology === From Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃʋats/ === Adjective === schwatz (masculine schwatze, feminine and plural schwatze or schwatz, comparative schwatzer, superlative et schwatzte) (most dialects) black === See also === == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === schwatz singular imperative of schwatzen (colloquial) first-person singular present of schwatzen == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic *swart, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”). Compare German schwarz, Dutch zwart, English swart. === Adjective === schwatz black