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svin

See also: sviň, svín, and svíň

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sviːˀn/, [ˈsʋiˀn]
  • Rhymes: -in

Noun

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svin n (singular definite svinet, plural indefinite svin)

  1. (member of family Suidae) hog, pig, swine
  2. (derogatory, person) swine

Inflection

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Declension of svin
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svin svinet svin svinene
genitive svins svinets svins svinenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Noun

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svin n (definite singular svinet, indefinite plural svin, definite plural svina or svinene)

  1. hog, pig, swine
  2. beast (figurative)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

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Noun

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svin n (definite singular svinet, indefinite plural svin, definite plural svina)

  1. pig, hog, swine (member of family Suidae)
  2. (uncountable) pork (pig meat)
  3. (derogatory, vulgar) a despicable person, often in reference to their literal or figurative uncleanliness

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sviːn/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

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svin n

  1. hog, pig, swine (member of the family Suidae)
  2. (derogatory) asshole, swine (contemptible jerk)
    Vilket svin han är
    He is such an asshole
    ett respektlöst svin
    a disrespectful asshole

Declension

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Declension of svin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svin svinet svin svinen
Genitive svins svinets svins svinens

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Volapük

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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svin (nominative plural svins)

  1. (male or female) hog, pig, swine
    Hypernyms: nim, sügaf, süganim
    Hyponyms: domasvin, hisvin, hosvin, jisvin, josvin, svinül
    • 1940, “Pro yunanef Nedänik”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 38:
      Feilan labom jevodis, bubis, jipis e svinis.
      The farmer has horses, cattle, sheep and pigs.
    • 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VII:
      No givolsöd saludikosi doges, e no jedolsöd pärlatis olsik foi svins! dat bo no dästepons onis me lögs oksik, e flekons okis, e dasleitons olis.
      Do not give dogs what is holy; and do not throw your pearls in front of pigs, or they may trample them and then turn on you and tear you to pieces.

Declension

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declension of svin
singular plural
nominative svin svins
genitive svina svinas
dative svine svines
accusative svini svinis
vocative 1 o svin! o svins!
predicative 2 svinu svinus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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