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svin

See also: sviň, svín, and svíň

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Etymology edit

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

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

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svin n (singular definite svinet, plural indefinite svin)

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

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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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Etymology edit

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

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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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Etymology edit

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

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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 litteral or figurative uncleanliness

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

svin n

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

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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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svin (nominative plural svins)

  1. (male or female) hog, pig, swine

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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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