swin

See also: świń

Old English

Alternative forms

sƿīn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū- (compare Latin sūs, Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs)). Cognate with Old Saxon swin (Middle Low German swîn), Dutch zwijn, Old High German swīn (German Schwein), Old Norse svín (Swedish svin), Russian свинья (svin’já).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swiːn/

Noun

swīn n (nominative plural swīn)

pig

Declension

Declension of swin (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	swīn	swīn
accusative	swīn	swīn
genitive	swīnes	swīna
dative	swīne	swīnum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: swine, swin, swein, swynne, zuin, swyn, swyne, sweyne, swiyn, suin, sqwyne
- Scots: swine
- English: swine

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