svin
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sviːˀn/, [ˈsʋiˀn]
- Rhymes: -in
Noun
svin n (singular definite svinet, plural indefinite svin)
Inflection
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | svin | svinet | svin | svinene |
| genitive | svins | svinets | svins | svinenes |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- svin on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål
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)
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- hanngris
- hunngris
- hannsvin
- hunnsvin
Derived terms
References
- “svin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʋiːn/
Noun
svin n (definite singular svinet, indefinite plural svin, definite plural svina)
- pig, hog, swine (member of family Suidae)
- (uncountable) pork (pig meat)
- (derogatory, vulgar) a despicable person, often in reference to their literal or figurative uncleanliness
Synonyms
Derived terms
- svina (verb)
- alssvin
- flodsvin
- kaste perler for svin
- marsvin
- natursvin
- piggsvin
- svineal
- svineblom
- svinehald
- svinekam
- svinekjøt
- svinelêr
- svinesteik
- svinesti
- svinsk
- tamsvin
- villsvin
- vortesvin
Related terms
References
- “svin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Swedish
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
- hog, pig, swine (member of the family Suidae)
- (derogatory) asshole, swine (contemptible jerk)
- Vilket svin han är
- He is such an asshole
- ett respektlöst svin
- a disrespectful asshole
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | svin | svins |
| definite | svinet | svinets | |
| plural | indefinite | svin | svins |
| definite | svinen | svinens |
Derived terms
See also
References
- svin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Svensk MeSH
Anagrams
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [svin]
Noun
svin (nominative plural svins)
- (male or female) hog, pig, swine
- 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
| 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