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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch swijn, from Old Dutch *swīn, from Proto-West Germanic *swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH-.
Pronunciation
Noun
zwijn n (plural zwijnen, diminutive zwijntje n)
- pig
- Synonym: varken
- swine, fiend (of a person)
- Synonym: smeerlap
- (slang, originally from Bargoens) bicycle
2013 August 10, De Velotariër, “Uw fiets als pronkstuk in de huiskamer”, in De Standaard:Het zwijntje opbergen in een bescheiden appartementje lijkt vaak onmogelijk, maar met wat handig en creatief integratiewerk wordt uw fiets zowaar een pronkstuk in de huiskamer.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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