svin

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See also: sviň, svín, and svíň

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

svin n (singular definite svinet, plural indefinite svin)

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

Inflection

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

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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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Wikipedia sv

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Declension of svin
nominative genitive
singular indefinite svin svins
definite svinet svinets
plural indefinite svin svins
definite svinen svinens

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Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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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Wikious
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