English

Proper noun

Schwalbe

1. (aviation, military) The World War II Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognatew with Middle Dutch swaluwe (modern Dutch zwaluw), Old Saxon swala, Old English swealwe (modern English swallow), Old Norse svala (Danish svale, Swedish svala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvalbə/, [ˈʃʋälbə]

Noun

Schwalbe f ‎(genitive Schwalbe, plural Schwalben)

1. swallow (bird)
2. (sports, soccer) dive (deliberate fall)
3. (aviation, military) a WWII Messerschmitt Me-262 jet-fighter

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Dutch: schwalbe

Dutch

Noun

schwalbe f ‎(plural schwalbes, diminutive schwalbetje n)

1. (sports) dive, a deliberate fall after a challenge.