svinja

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svinьja, probably from early *svīnī f, from an adjectival form *svinъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *swīˀnas, rom Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋǐːɲa/
  • Hyphenation: svi‧nja

Noun

svínja f (Cyrillic spelling сви́ња)

  1. pig (mammal)
  2. pork (meat)

Declension