German

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 Kielschwein on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Low German kilswīn, borrowed from Swedish kölsvin, from older Swedish kölsvill (keel tie), of which the first element is from Old Norse kjǫlr and the second element from syll.[1]

Compare Dutch kolzwijn, Danish kjølsvin, Norwegian kjølsvin, Norwegian Nynorsk kjølsvill.[2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːlʃvaɪ̯n/
  • Hyphenation: Kiel‧schwein
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Noun

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Kielschwein n (strong, genitive Kielschweines or Kielschweins, plural Kielschweine)

  1. (nautical) keelson

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ „Kielschwein“, duden.de
  2. ^ kjølsvin, nb.no
  3. ^ kjølsvill, Alf Torp: Nynorsk etymologisk ordbok, 1853-1916

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