zwijn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swijn, from Old Dutch *swīn (attested in meriswīn (“porpoise”)), from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-. Compare Low German Swien, German Schwein, West Frisian swyn, English swine, Danish svin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

zwijn n (plural zwijnen, diminutive zwijntje)

1. (animal) pig
2. (person) swine, fiend

Derived terms

• everzwijn
• knobbelzwijn
• wrattenzwijn
• zwijnerij

Synonyms

• (animal) varken n
• (person) smeerlap m