sveinur

See also: Sveinur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sveinn, from Proto-Germanic *swaina-, *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself; aside, separate, apart”), thus properly one's own.

Other reflexes of PG *swainaz include Old English swān (modern English swain), Old High German swein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvaiːnʊɹ/

Noun

sveinur m (genitive singular sveins, plural sveinar)

1. little boy
2. old boy, bachelor
3. servant, lackey
4. journeyman, a tradesman or craftsman who has completed an apprenticeship

Declension

Declension of sveinur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sveinur	sveinurin	sveinar	sveinarnir
accusative	svein	sveinin	sveinar	sveinarnar
dative	sveini	sveininum	sveinum	sveinunum
genitive	sveins	sveinsins	sveina	sveinanna

Derived terms

Terms derived from sveinur

• aksveinur (coachman)
• biðlasveinur (suitor)
• boðsveinur (messenger)
• borðsveinur (waiter)
• brævasveinur (messenger)
• fylgisveinur (follower, satellite)
• geitasveinur (goatherd)
• handilssveinur (shopman)
• hestasveinur (stablehand)
• hjálparsveinur (young dogsboy)
• jagarsveinur (hunter)
• kamarsveinur (valet)
• krambúðarsveinur (salesclerk)
• lærusveinur (disciple)
• matsveinur (cook)
• piparsveinur (bachelor)
• skrivstovusveinur (secretary)
• skutilsveinur (royal butler)
• svínasveinur (swineherd)
• timbursveinur (carpenter)
• ørindasveinur (menial, gofer)