Schwein

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną. Native only in western Moselle Franconian, otherwise borrowed from standard German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃʋɛi̯n/

Noun

Schwein n (plural Schwein or Schweine, diminutive Schweinchen)

  1. (western Moselle Franconian) pig; swine (animal)
  2. (all dialects) swine (mean person)

Synonyms

German

Etymology

From Old High German swīn (akin to Old Saxon swin), from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-. Compare Low German Swin, Swien, Schwien (Schweyn), Dutch zwijn, English swine, Danish svin (also comparable to Portuguese suíno and to Polish świnia)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃvaɪ̯n/, [ʃʋaɪ̯n], [ʃʋäe̯n], [ʃʋɑe̯n]
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Schwein n (genitive Schweins or Schweines, plural Schweine, diminutive Schweinchen n)

  1. swine, pig.
  2. (derogatory) A dirty, or unethical person.
  3. (often construed with haben) luck, good fortune

Declension
Declension of Schwein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schwein die Schweine
genitive eines des Schweines,
Schweins		 der Schweine
dative einem dem Schwein,
Schweine1		 den Schweinen
accusative ein das Schwein die Schweine
1Now uncommon, see notes

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German swīn (akin to Old Saxon swin), from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃvaɪ̯n/

Noun

Schwein n (plural Schwein, diminutive Schweinche)

  1. pig
    Die Schwein esse alle Sorte Dings.
    Pigs eat all sorts of things.

Further reading
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