Schwäin
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)
Derived terms
Categories:
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/æːɪn
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/æːɪn/1 syllable
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish entries with topic categories using raw markup
- Luxembourgish masculine nouns
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