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ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
beliebtes
     1. adj. form of beliebt
     beliebt
          1. Participle. past participle of belieben
          2. adj. popular
          3. adj. admired
schwäbisches
     1. adj. form of schwäbisch
Gericht
     1. n. court (of justice)
     2. n. judgement
     3. n. dish (type of prepared food)
heißt
     1. v. second-person singular present of heißen
     2. v. third-person singular present of heißen
     3. v. second-person plural present of heißen
     4. v. plural imperative of heißen
     heißen
          1. v. (copulative) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it
                Wie heißt du? - What is your name?
                Ich heiße ... - I’m called ...
                Ich werde Lutz genannt, aber ich heiße Ludger. - They call me Lutz, but my name is Ludger.
          2. v. to mean, to signify; to have a meaning
                Das heißt, dass wir nur noch wenig Zeit haben. - This means that we have but little time left.
                Was or: Wie heißt „Auto“ auf Englisch? - What is ‘Auto’ in English?
          3. v. (impersonal) to say, to be said; to go, run (like)
                Es heißt, dass ... - It is said that ...; They say that ...
          4. v. to call (someone something)
                Er hat mich einen Idioten geheißen. - He called me an idiot.
                Ich heiße Sie herzlich willkommen! - I call you cordially welcome!
          5. v. to order, to direct, to call to do something
                Sie hieß ihn, nach der Schule anzurufen. - She told him to call after school
          6. adj. form of heiß
Kartoffelschnitz
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Spatzen
     1. n. genitive singular of Spatz
     2. n. plural of Spatz
     Spatz
          1. n. (especially southern and western) sparrow
          2. n. (ornithology, technical) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
          3. n. an affectionate nickname, mostly used towards children, more seldom towards lovers, almost never with friends
                Hallo, mein Spatz! - Hello, sweetie!
                Hallo, meine Spätze! - Hello, my darlings!
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