swine
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English swine, swin, from Old English swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū- (“pig”). Related to West Frisian swyn, Low German Swien, Dutch zwijn, German Schwein, Danish svin, and more distantly to Polish świnia, Russian свинья, Latin sūs, Ancient Greek ὗς. See also sow.
Noun [edit]
swine (plural swine or swines)
- (plural swine) Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae.
- (pejorative) A contemptible person (plural swines).
- (archaic) Plural form of sow
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Translations [edit]
pig — see pig
contemptible person
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