Phrase guide

Sathmar Swabian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to this German community or its lect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 2

A member or descendant of the ethnic German (Swabian) community in Sathmar (Satu Mare), a region now mostly in Rumania with a small part in Hungary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2006, Hans Gehl, "The Sathmar-Swabian Dialects and Their Speakers", translation of Die sathmarschwäbischen Dialekte und ihre Sprachträger, in Philologica Jassyensia (summary: "... The Sathmar Swabians lacked spiritual leadership, ..."

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History

Etymology

From Sathmar (“Satu Mare”) + Swabian. Unlike other Danube Swabians, the Sathmar Swabians were primarily from Swabia.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: sathmarschwäbisch — of or pertaining to this group or its lect
  • Hungarian: szatmári sváb — of or pertaining to this group or its lect
  • Polish: szwabski z Satu Mare — of or pertaining to this group or its lect
  • German: Sathmarer Schwabe — member of the German community in Sathmar
  • German: Sathmarschwabe — member of the German community in Sathmar
  • Hungarian: szatmári sváb — member of the German community in Sathmar
  • Polish: Szwab z Satu Mare — member of the German community in Sathmar
  • Polish: Szwabka z Satu Mare — member of the German community in Sathmar
  • Romanian: șvab sătmărean — member of the German community in Sathmar