svenne

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzven.ne/, /ˈzvɛn.ne/
• Rhymes: -enne, -ɛnne
• Hyphenation: svén‧ne, svèn‧ne

Verb

svenne

1. third-person singular past historic of svenire

Swedish

Alternative forms

• svenne banan, svennebanan

Etymology

Used by immigrants in Sweden in reference to ethnic Swedes. It originates from a nickname for Sven.^{[citation needed]}

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛnːɛ/

Noun

svenne c

1. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory or humorous) an ethnic/native Swede (as opposed to someone with an immigrant background)

   Är han svenne?

   Is he an [ethnic/native] Swede? [see vara for why there is no particle]

   en fest med en massa svennar

   a party with a bunch of [ethnic/native] Swedes

   en typisk svenne

   a typical [ethnic/native] Swede

Usage notes

Has acquired or developed two different meanings, which sometimes merge. One meaning refers to ethnicity, merely indicating that the individual referred to is an ethnic Swede, and the second meaning indicating that the individual referred to is boring, shy and habitually reserved, in reference to the stereotypical behavior of ethnic Swedes. Because the latter sense is actually a common viewpoint in Sweden, both meanings combined or merged are sometimes used by ethnic Swedes, often ironically.

Declension

Declension of svenne
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	svenne	svennen	svennar	svennarna
Genitive	svennes	svennens	svennars	svennarnas

Derived terms

• svennebög
• svennehora
• svennerasist

 

Related terms

• svennig

 

See also

• blatte
• medelsvensson
• osvensk
• rinkebysvenska
• suedi
• sven
• Sven
• Svenne
• svensk
• svenska

 

References

• svenne in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svenne in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• svenne in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Slangopedia

Anagrams

• venens