svíar
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, plural of *swihô, of further unknown origin. Cognate with Latin Suiones, Gothic suehans.
Noun
svíar m pl
- 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 sg
- Faroese: svii, svíi sg
- Old Swedish: swēar, swīar pl
- Swedish: svear pl
- Norwegian Nynorsk: svear pl
- Norwegian Bokmål: svear pl
- → Old East Slavic: свѣи pl (svěj)
- Russian: свей m (svej)
- Swedish: svear pl