svíar

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swihô of further unknown origin.

Noun

svíar m pl

  1. the Swedes (of Sweden proper)

Declension
  Declension of svíar, (weak an-stem, plural only)
masculine plural
indefinite definite
nominative svíar svíarnir
accusative svía svíana
dative svíum svíunum
genitive svía svíanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: Svíi
  • Faroese: svii, svíi
  • Old Swedish: swēar, swīar
    • Swedish: svear pl
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: svear pl
      • Norwegian Bokmål: svear pl
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