swin

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See also: świń

Old English

Alternative forms

  • sƿīn — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-. Cognate with Old Frisian swīn, Old Saxon swīn, Old Dutch *swīn, Old High German swīn, Old Norse svín, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 (swein).

Pronunciation

Noun

swīn n (nominative plural swīn)

  1. pig
  2. pork

Declension

Declension of swin (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative swīn swīn
accusative swīn swīn
genitive swīnes swīna
dative swīne swīnum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: swine(Please either change this template to {{desc}} or insert a ====Descendants==== section in swine#Middle English)
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