Schwule

/ˈʃvuːlə/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Schwulen

Meaning

  1. gay man

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does Schwule mean?

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3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schwule?

Usage notes

A neutral, widely used self-descriptive term for a gay man; companion noun to the adjective "schwul".

noun

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