svín

See also: svin

Faroese

svín

Etymology

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svʊin/

Noun

svín n (genitive singular svíns, plural svín)

1. pig, swine (Suidae)

Declension

Declension of svín
n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svín	svínið	svín	svínini
accusative	svín	svínið	svín	svínini
dative	svíni	svíninum	svínum	svínunum
genitive	svíns	svínsins	svína	svínanna

Derived terms

• tindasvín
• villsvín
• mylnusvín
• aldansvín

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sviːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

svín n (genitive singular svíns, nominative plural svín)

1. pig, swine (animal of the family Suidae)
2. swine (contemptible person); one who is chauvinist, exploitative, very ill-mannered or uncleanly

Declension

declension of svín

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svín	svínið	svín	svínin
accusative	svín	svínið	svín	svínin
dative	svíni	svíninu	svínum	svínunum
genitive	svíns	svínsins	svína	svínanna

Related terms

• sýr

Anagrams

• víns

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Noun

svín n

1. pig, swine

Descendants

• Icelandic: svín
• Faroese: svín
• Norn: svin
• Norwegian: svin
• Jamtish: svýn
• Westrobothnian: svýn
• Old Swedish: svīn
  • Swedish: svin
• Danish: svin