svin
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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)
Inflection
Declension of svin
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
svin on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
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)
- hog, pig, swine
- beast (figurative)
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- hanngris
- hunngris
- hannsvin
- hunnsvin
Derived terms
References
- “svin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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)
- 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
Etymology
From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.
Pronunciation
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
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Anagrams
Pronunciation
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
declension of svin
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
See also
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