Schwirl

German

Etymology

Perhaps connected with schwirren (“to whirr”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃvɪʁl/
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Noun

Schwirl m (strong, genitive Schwirles or Schwirls, plural Schwirle)

grass warbler (bird of the genus Locustella)

Declension

Declension of Schwirl [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schwirl	die	Schwirle
genitive	eines	des	Schwirles, Schwirls	der	Schwirle
dative	einem	dem	Schwirl, Schwirle¹	den	Schwirlen
accusative	einen	den	Schwirl	die	Schwirle

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

Feldschwirl
Rohrschwirl
Schlagschwirl

Further reading

Schwirle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Schwirl” in Duden online
“Schwirl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schwirl” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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