svin

Etymology

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sviːn/, [sʋiːˀn]

Noun

svin n (singular definite svinet, plural indefinite svin)

1. hog, pig, swine

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)

1. hog, pig, swine
2. beast (figuratively)

References

• “svin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse svín

Noun

svin n (definite singular svinet, indefinite plural svin, definite plural svina)

1. pig, hog, swine (member of family Suidae)

References

• “svin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

svin n

1. hog, pig, swine

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [svin]

Noun

svin (plural svins)

1. (male or female) hog, pig, swine