svín
See also: svin
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.
Pronunciation
Noun
svín n (genitive singular svíns, plural svín)
Declension
Declension of svín | ||||
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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
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.
Pronunciation
Noun
svín n (genitive singular svíns, nominative plural svín)
- pig, swine (animal of the family Suidae)
- swine (contemptible person); one who is chauvinist, exploitative, very ill-mannered or uncleanly
Declension
declension of svín
Related terms
Anagrams
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.
Noun
svín n
Declension
Declension of svín (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese neuter nouns
- fo:Mammals
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/iːn
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- is:Animals
- is:Mammals
- is:Pigs
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse neuter nouns
- Old Norse neuter a-stem nouns
- non:Animals
- non:Mammals
- non:Pigs