Schwäin

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną. Before an original vowel, in inflected forms, the word underwent the regular velarization into Schwéng-, which stem is used in most compound words.

Pronunciation

Noun

Schwäin m (plural Schwäin, diminutive Schwéngchen)

  1. pig

Derived terms