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schwäbeln

German, verb[ˈʃvɛːbl̩n]

schwäbeln is a German verb meaning “to speak in Swabian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit schwäbischem Dialekt, Einschlag sprechen”.

What does schwäbeln mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to speak in Swabian

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. mit schwäbischem Dialekt, Einschlag sprechen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of schwäbeln

  • schwäbelt present singular third-person
  • schwäbelte past
  • geschwäbelt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • schwäbelnd participle present
  • schwäble first-person indicative present
  • schwäbele first-person indicative present
  • schwäbel first-person indicative present
  • schwäbelst indicative present second-person
  • schwäbelest second-person singular subjunctive
  • schwäblest second-person singular subjunctive
  • schwäbelet plural second-person subjunctive
  • schwäblet plural second-person subjunctive
  • schwäbelten first-person indicative plural
  • schwäbeltest indicative preterite second-person
  • schwäbeltet indicative plural preterite
  • schwäble! imperative singular
  • schwäbele! imperative singular

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce schwäbeln?

  • [ˈʃvɛːbl̩n]
  • [ˈʃveːbl̩n]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.