svinja

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

Declension of svinja
singular plural
nominative svinja svȋnje
genitive svinje svinja
dative svinji svinjama
accusative svinju svinje
vocative svinjo svinje
locative svinji svinjama
instrumental svinjom svinjama