varken
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See also: värken
Dutch
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch varken, verken, from Old Dutch farkīn, ferkīn, an old diminutive, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farhaz (Proto-West Germanic *farh) + Proto-Germanic *-ukaz (Proto-Germanic *-ukīn, with another diminutive suffix attached). Compare Central Franconian Ferke, Low German Farken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]varken n (plural varkens, diminutive varkentje n, feminine zeug, masculine beer)
- (zoology) A pig, Sus scrofa domesticus.
- (figuratively, derogatory, offensive) A swine, a dirty, gross or foul person.
- (archaic, possibly offensive) A student who does not belong to a student society; one who is neither a frat boy nor a soror.
- Synonym: knor
- (dialectal) A brush, especially one used along with a dustpan for sweeping floors or hearths.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: vark
- Jersey Dutch: vārk
- Negerhollands: varki, fergi, farki, ferkikin, verken
- Skepi Creole Dutch: fark
See also
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- hvarken (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]varken
- neither
- varken X eller Y
- neither X nor Y
- varken X eller Y
Further reading
[edit]- varken in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
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