Schwein

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną. Native only in western Moselle Franconian, otherwise borrowed from standard German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʋɛi̯n/

Noun

Schwein n (plural Schwein or Schweine, diminutive Schweinchen)

1. (western Moselle Franconian) pig; swine (animal)
2. (all dialects) swine (mean person)

Synonyms

• (pig): Ferke; Sau

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German

Etymology

From Old High German swīn (akin to Old Saxon swin), from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-. Compare Low German Swin, Swien, Schwien (Schweyn), Dutch zwijn, English swine, Danish svin (also comparable to Portuguese suíno and to Polish świnia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃvaɪ̯n/, [ʃʋaɪ̯n], [ʃʋäe̯n], [ʃʋɑe̯n]

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Schwein n (genitive Schweins or Schweines, plural Schweine, diminutive Schweinchen n)

1. swine, pig.
2. (derogatory) A dirty, or contemptible person.
3. (often construed with haben) luck, good fortune

Hyponyms

• Eber
• Ferkel
• Sau

Derived terms

• schweinartig
• schweineartig
• schweinisch
• schweinern

Related terms

• Hausschwein
• Kielschwein
• Meerschwein
• Minischwein
• Schwein haben
• Schweinebacke
• Schweinefleisch
• Schweinehirte
• Schweinehund
• Schweinekotelett
• Schweinepriester
• Schweineschinken
• Schweineschnitzel
• Sparschwein
• Stachelschwein
• Warzenschwein
• Wildschwein

 

Further reading

• “Schwein” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German swīn (akin to Old Saxon swin), from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃvaɪ̯n/

Noun

Schwein n (plural Schwein, diminutive Schweinche)

1. pig

   Die Schwein esse alle Sorte Dings.

   Pigs eat all sorts of things.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary