*swīną
Runic: ᛊᚹᛁᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswiː.nɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
pig
Etymology
From an adjectival neuter form *swiHnom of Proto-Indo-European *suH- (‘pig’) (compare Latin suīnus, Proto-Slavic *svinьja, Latvian sivēns). Synchronically analyzable as a derivative of *sūz (‘sow’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | swīną | swīnō |
| Acc. | swīną | swīnō |
| Gen. | swīnas, swīnis | swīnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | swīnai | swīnamaz |
| Inst. | swīnō | swīnamiz |
| Voc. | swīną | swīnō |
Descendants
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*swīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*swīn (Old Dutch)
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swijn (Middle Dutch)
- zwien (Limburgish)
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swijn (Middle Dutch)
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*swīn (Old Dutch)
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*swīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*swīn (Old Dutch)
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swijn (Middle Dutch)
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zwijn (Dutch)
- swyn (Afrikaans)
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zwijn (Dutch)
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swijn (Middle Dutch)
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*swīn (Old Dutch)
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*swīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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swīn, swȳn (Old English)
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swyn, sqwyne, suin, swein, sweyne, swin, swine, swiyn, swyne, swynne, zuin (Middle English)
- swine (English)
- swine (Scots)
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swyn, sqwyne, suin, swein, sweyne, swin, swine, swiyn, swyne, swynne, zuin (Middle English)
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swīn, swȳn (Old English)
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*swīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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swīn (Old Frisian)
- swin (North Frisian)
- Swien (Saterland Frisian)
- swyn (West Frisian)
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swīn (Old Frisian)
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*swīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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swīn (Old High German)
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swīn (Middle High German)
- ? (Alemannic German)
- Schwein (Central Franconian)
- Schwein (German)
- śwajn (Vilamovian)
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swīn (Middle High German)
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swīn (Old High German)
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*swīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*swīn (Old Saxon)
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swīn (Middle Low German)
- Swien (Low German)
- Schwien (Plautdietsch)
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swīn (Middle Low German)
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*swīn (Old Saxon)
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svín (Old Norse)
- svín (Faroese)
- svín (Icelandic)
- svýn (Jamtish)
- svin (Norn)
- svin, svingn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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svín (Old Norse)
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svin (Danish)
- svin (Norwegian Bokmål)
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svin (Danish)
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svín (Old Norse)
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svīn (Old Swedish)
- svin (Swedish)
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svīn (Old Swedish)
- 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 (swein) (Gothic)
- *svijnē (Proto-Samic)