fargalt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fargalter. The first element far- is from Proto-Germanic *farhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos, cognate to English farrow. The second element is equivalent of modern Swedish galt (“boar, male pig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fɑːrˌɡalt/

Noun

fargalt c

1. male pig used for breeding purposes

   Synonym: orne

Declension

Declension of fargalt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fargalt	fargalten	fargaltar	fargaltarna
Genitive	fargalts	fargaltens	fargaltars	fargaltarnas

References

• fargalt in Svensk ordbok (SO)