schwindeln
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German swindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, from Proto-Germanic *swindlōną, from Proto-Germanic *swindaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
schwindeln (weak, third-person singular present schwindelt, past tense schwindelte, past participle geschwindelt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to tell harmless lies
- Synonym: flunkern
- (intransitive) to make harmless trickeries
Usage notes[edit]
- The verb now almost exclusively refers to harmless cases, but the noun Schwindel can refer to punishable acts (e.g. Etikettenschwindel, Heiratsschwindel, etc.).
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | schwindeln | ||||
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present participle | schwindelnd | ||||
past participle | geschwindelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schwindle ich schwindele ich schwindel |
wir schwindeln | i | ich schwindele ich schwindle |
wir schwindeln |
du schwindelst | ihr schwindelt | du schwindelest du schwindlest |
ihr schwindelet ihr schwindlet | ||
er schwindelt | sie schwindeln | er schwindele er schwindle |
sie schwindeln | ||
preterite | ich schwindelte | wir schwindelten | ii | ich schwindelte1 | wir schwindelten1 |
du schwindeltest | ihr schwindeltet | du schwindeltest1 | ihr schwindeltet1 | ||
er schwindelte | sie schwindelten | er schwindelte1 | sie schwindelten1 | ||
imperative | schwindle (du) schwindel (du) schwindele (du) |
schwindelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms[edit]
- Schwindeln, Schwindler, Schwindelei, Geschwindel, Schwindel
- schwindelnd, geschwindelt
- beschwindeln, erschwindeln
Further reading[edit]
- “schwindeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schwindeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “schwindeln” in Duden online
- “schwindeln” in OpenThesaurus.de
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