sven

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Old Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse sveinn, from Proto-Germanic *swainaz.

Noun[edit]

sven m

  1. boy, lad
  2. servant, lackey

Declension[edit]

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  Declension of sven (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svēner svēnrin svēnar svēnanir, svēnaner
accusative svēn svēnin svēna svēnana
dative svēni, svēne svēninum, svēnenom svēnum, svēnom svēnumin, svēnomen
genitive svēns svēnsins svēna svēnanna

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish sven, svæn, from Old Norse svæinn (Old West Norse sveinn), from Proto-Germanic *swaina-, *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”). Cognate with Danish svend (“young man; apprentice”), Faroese sveinur (“boy; virgin; bachelor; apprentice”), Icelandic sveinn (“boy”), Norwegian svein (“boy; servant”), poetic English swain (“rural male lover”).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sven c

  1. (archaic) a young man, especially if still a virgin or unmarried; a boy
  2. (historical) a male servant, a squire
  3. (historical) an apprentice; a journeyman

Declension[edit]

Declension of sven 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sven svennen svenner svennerna
Genitive svens svennens svenners svennernas

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ sven in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  2. ^ sven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams[edit]

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