свиня

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See also: свиња and свинья

Bulgarian

свиня

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svinьja. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian свиња, svinja, Macedonian свиња (svinja), English swine, Danish svin.

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Noun

свиня́ (svinjáf (relational adjective сви́нски, diminutive свинче́)

  1. swine (animal)
  2. sow (female pig)
    Synonyms: (dialectal) гу́да (gúda), пра́ска (práska)
  3. (figurative, derogatory) swine (contemptible person)

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References

  • свиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • свиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svinьja.

Pronunciation

Noun

свиня́ (svynjáf animal (genitive свині́, nominative plural сви́ні, genitive plural свине́й, diminutive сви́нка)

  1. swine, pig
  2. sow (female pig)

Declension

Noun

свиня́ (svynjáf pers (genitive свині́, nominative plural сви́ні, genitive plural свине́й)

  1. swine (contemptible person)

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