svin

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See also: sviň, svín, and svíň

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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  • IPA(key): /sviːˀn/, [ˈsʋiˀn]
  • Rhymes: -in

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svin n (singular definite svinet, plural indefinite svin)

  1. (member of family Suidae) hog, pig, swine
  2. (derogatory, person) swine

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology[edit]

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

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svin n (definite singular svinet, indefinite plural svin, definite plural svina or svinene)

  1. hog, pig, swine
  2. beast (figurative)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

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

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svin n (definite singular svinet, indefinite plural svin, definite plural svina)

  1. pig, hog, swine (member of family Suidae)
  2. (uncountable) pork (pig meat)
  3. (derogatory, vulgar) a despicable person, often in reference to their literal or figurative uncleanliness

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sviːn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun[edit]

svin n

  1. hog, pig, swine (member of the family Suidae)
  2. (derogatory) swine (person)

Declension[edit]

Declension of svin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svin svinet svin svinen
Genitive svins svinets svins svinens

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svin (nominative plural svins)

  1. (male or female) hog, pig, swine

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