Schwund
derNounshrinkage; loss; attrition
English translations
- 01
loss
- 02
decline
- 03
wastage
Word details
- German meaning
- Schwund bezeichnet eine Verringerung des Volumens oder der Menge eines Stoffes, oft durch Verdunstung, Austrocknung oder andere natürliche Prozesse.
- English meaning
- Shrinkage
- Synonym
- Verlust, Rückgang
- German example
- Der Schwund des Wassers im See war in diesem Sommer deutlich sichtbar.
- English example
- The shrinkage of the water in the lake was clearly visible this summer.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Schwund
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Ahnenschwund
ancestral loss
- Ahnenschwund
loss of ancestors
- Fleischwunde
flesh wound
- Fleischwunde
laceration, flesh wound
- Knochenschwund
Bone loss, osteoporosis
- Ahnenschwund
Loss of ancestral knowledge
- verschwunden
Disappeared
- entschwinden
To disappear means to slowly and unobtrusively vanish or move away.
- dahinschwinden
To dwindle means to gradually become weaker, to waste away, or to disappear.
- verlorengegangen
Lost
- verflüchtigt
Evaporated, vanished
- Atrophie
Atrophy
- Osteopenie
Osteopenia
- verschwinden
To disappear
- nachblicken
Watch after, look after
- ausgestorben
extinct
- osteoporotisch
Osteoporotic
- Knochenbrüchigkeit
Bone fragility
- Bergentrückung
mountain removal
- schwinden
To dwindle
- erleschen
Extinguished
- Myodystrophie
Muscular dystrophy
- Muskeldystrophie
muscular dystrophy
- Marasmus
Marasmus
- verloren
lost
- Osteoporose
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone density decreases, leading to an increased risk of fractures.
- Dystrophie
Dystrophy
Example sentences with “Schwund”
Wir haben einen hohen Schwund an Waren. (We have a high shrinkage of goods.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the gender of Schwund?
It is masculine (der Schwund).