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Švabo

Швабо

Švábo · /ʃʋǎːbo/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. colloq. German
    Komšija radi u Nemačkoj, pa ga zovu Švabo. — My neighbour works in Germany, so they call him the German.
    Švabe su tačni, sve rade po planu. — Germans are punctual; they do everything by the plan.
  2. derog. (of German soldiers) Kraut; Jerry
    U filmu partizani napadaju Švabe iz zasede. — In the film, the partisans ambush the Krauts.
  3. (historical) Swabian; Danube Swabian
    Pre rata su u ovom selu živeli Švabe. — Before the war, Danube Swabians lived in this village.

The word is colloquial and often sounds dismissive or jokey; the neutral word is Nemac.

Synonyms:
Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.ŠvaboŠvabe
Gen.ŠvabeŠvaba
Dat.ŠvabiŠvabama
Acc.ŠvabuŠvabe
Voc.ŠvaboŠvabe
Ins.ŠvabomŠvabama
Loc.ŠvabiŠvabama
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