svyn
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- schwyn
Etymology
From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʂʲwýːn], [ʂʲwǿʏ̯ːn] (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -ýːn
- (northern í-ý merger) Rhymes: -ýːn, -íːn
Noun
svyn n (definite singular svynä, definite plural svyna)
- hog, pig, swine
Derived terms
- svynut
- svyinsyr
Related terms
- sågg
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “svyn”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 695