Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swīną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From an adjectival neuter form *swiHnom of Proto-Indo-European *suH- (compare Latin suīnus, Proto-Slavic *svinьja, Latvian sivēns).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*swīną n

  1. pig

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *swīną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swīną *swīnō
vocative *swīną *swīnō
accusative *swīną *swīnō
genitive *swīnas, *swīnis *swīnǫ̂
dative *swīnai *swīnamaz
instrumental *swīnō *swīnamiz

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