# swap
## English
### Alternative forms

* swop

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /swɒp/
* (Indic, spelling pronunciation) IPA: /swæp/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒp

### Etymology 1

From Middle English swappen (“to swap”), originally meaning "to hurl" or "to strike", the word alludes to striking hands together when making an exchange; probably from Old English *swappian, a secondary form of Old English swāpan (“to swoop”). Cognate with German schwappen (“to slosh, slop”). Compare also Middle English swippen (“to strike, hit”), from Old English swipian (“to scourge, strike, beat, lash”), Old Norse svipa (“to swoop, flash, whip, look after, look around”). More at swipe.

#### Verb

swap (third-person singular simple present swaps, present participle swapping, simple past and past participle swapped)
* (transitive) To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
    Synonyms: exchange, switch, trade
** 1998, Michael Wolf with Bruce Friedman and Daniel Sutherland, Religion in the workplace, page 98:In an effort to provide more permanent accommodations, employers may offer employees the opportunity either to swap jobs with a colleague or to transfer to a new position.
** 2007, Lloyd Zimpel, A Season of Fire and Ice:Chief watched these goings-on without pleasure, and waved them off in disgust when the smarmiest of the two suggested he might wish to swap that elk's tooth for this jug of fine rye whiskey.
** 2011, Andrew Scott Cooper, The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East, page 253:The Shah wanted to swap oil for more arms.
* (transitive, obsolete) To hit, to strike.
** 1954, Edward Eager, Half Magic:And he whipped his sword out of its scabbard, and swapped off the pudding from the black knight's nose. Unfortunately (for him) he swapped off a good bit of the nose, too.
** 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy:"Maybe Apes will grow honest, Sister," said Edmund. "But, by the Lion, if he breaks it again, it may be in such time and place that any of us could swap off his head in clean battle."
* (transitive, obsolete) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
* (intransitive, obsolete) To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.

##### Synonyms

* (exchange or give (something) in exchange for): interchange, switch; See also Thesaurus:switch
* (hit, strike): bang, knock, tap; See also Thesaurus:hit
* (beat the air): flap
* (rush hastily): fly, speed, zoom; See also Thesaurus:rush

##### Hyponyms

* (exchange or give (something) in exchange for): hot-swap, swap in, swap out

##### Derived terms

* face-swap
* swap horses in midstream
* swap over
* swap places
* swap spit

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From the verb swap. First attested in 1620.

#### Noun

swap (plural swaps)
* An exchange of two comparable things.
** 1819, Sir Walter Scott, Tales of My Landlord, The Bride of Lammermoor:I e’en changed it, as occasion served, with the skippers o’ Dutch luggers and French vessels, for gin and brandy […] a gude swap too, between what cheereth the soul of man and that which dingeth it clean out of his body
* (finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
* (computing, informal, uncountable) Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
    How much swap do you need?
* (Cambridge University slang) A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University.

##### Synonyms

* (an exchange of things): barter, quid pro quo, trade

##### Hyponyms

* (financial derivative): credit default swap; total return swap

##### Derived terms

* blue chip swap
* cookie swap
* cum swap
* cumswap
* face-swap
* face swap
* formal swap
* full swap
* hard swap
* hot swap
* interest rate swap
* K-swap
* language swap
* LS-swap
* palette swap
* prisoner swap
* SIM swap
* soft swap
* swap body, swapbody
* swap box
* swap chain
* swap file
* swaplet
* swap line
* swap meet
* swap partition
* swappiness
* swap shop
* swapsies
* swap space
* tax swap
* Tesla-swap

##### Translations
### Etymology 3

From Middle English swap, swappe (“a blow, strike, lash from a whip”), from the verb (see Etymology 1 above).

#### Noun

swap (countable and uncountable, plural swaps)
* (obsolete, UK, dialect) A blow; a stroke.

#### References

* swap on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* WSPA, Spaw, spaw, WAPs, paws, wasp, WASP, APWs, PWAs, waps, AWPs, waps., PAWS, Wasp

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English swap.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsʋɑp/, [ˈs̠ʋɑ̝p]
* IPA: /ˈsʋæp/, [ˈs̠ʋæp]
* Rhymes: -ɑp

### Noun

swap (slang)
* (finance) swap (financial derivative)
    Synonym: vaihtosopimus
* (computing) swap (auxiliary memory)
    Synonym: heittovaihtomuisti

#### Declension

Possessive forms of swap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
swapini
swapini
accusative
nom.
swapini
swapini
gen.
swapini
genitive
swapini
swapieni
partitive
swapiani
swapejani
inessive
swapissani
swapeissani
elative
swapistani
swapeistani
illative
swapiini
swapeihini
adessive
swapillani
swapeillani
ablative
swapiltani
swapeiltani
allative
swapilleni
swapeilleni
essive
swapinani
swapeinani
translative
swapikseni
swapeikseni
abessive
swapittani
swapeittani
instructive
comitative
—swapeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
swapisi
swapisi
accusative
nom.
swapisi
swapisi
gen.
swapisi
genitive
swapisi
swapiesi
partitive
swapiasi
swapejasi
inessive
swapissasi
swapeissasi
elative
swapistasi
swapeistasi
illative
swapiisi
swapeihisi
adessive
swapillasi
swapeillasi
ablative
swapiltasi
swapeiltasi
allative
swapillesi
swapeillesi
essive
swapinasi
swapeinasi
translative
swapiksesi
swapeiksesi
abessive
swapittasi
swapeittasi
instructive
comitative
—swapeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
swapimme
swapimme
accusative
nom.
swapimme
swapimme
gen.
swapimme
genitive
swapimme
swapiemme
partitive
swapiamme
swapejamme
inessive
swapissamme
swapeissamme
elative
swapistamme
swapeistamme
illative
swapiimme
swapeihimme
adessive
swapillamme
swapeillamme
ablative
swapiltamme
swapeiltamme
allative
swapillemme
swapeillemme
essive
swapinamme
swapeinamme
translative
swapiksemme
swapeiksemme
abessive
swapittamme
swapeittamme
instructive
comitative
—swapeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
swapinne
swapinne
accusative
nom.
swapinne
swapinne
gen.
swapinne
genitive
swapinne
swapienne
partitive
swapianne
swapejanne
inessive
swapissanne
swapeissanne
elative
swapistanne
swapeistanne
illative
swapiinne
swapeihinne
adessive
swapillanne
swapeillanne
ablative
swapiltanne
swapeiltanne
allative
swapillenne
swapeillenne
essive
swapinanne
swapeinanne
translative
swapiksenne
swapeiksenne
abessive
swapittanne
swapeittanne
instructive
comitative
—swapeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
swapinsa
swapinsa
accusative
nom.
swapinsa
swapinsa
gen.
swapinsa
genitive
swapinsa
swapiensa
partitive
swapiaan swapiansa
swapejaan swapejansa
inessive
swapissaan swapissansa
swapeissaan swapeissansa
elative
swapistaan swapistansa
swapeistaan swapeistansa
illative
swapiinsa
swapeihinsa
adessive
swapillaan swapillansa
swapeillaan swapeillansa
ablative
swapiltaan swapiltansa
swapeiltaan swapeiltansa
allative
swapilleen swapillensa
swapeilleen swapeillensa
essive
swapinaan swapinansa
swapeinaan swapeinansa
translative
swapikseen swapiksensa
swapeikseen swapeiksensa
abessive
swapittaan swapittansa
swapeittaan swapeittansa
instructive
comitative
—swapeineen swapeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* verbs: swapata

### Further reading

* “swap”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03