sven

See also: Sven

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sven, svæn, from Old Norse svæinn (Old West Norse sveinn), from Proto-Germanic *swaina-, *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”). Cognate with Danish svend (“young man; apprentice”), Faroese sveinur (“boy; virgin; bachelor; apprentice”), Icelandic sveinn (“boy”), Norwegian svein (“boy; servant”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /svɛn/

Noun

sven c

  1. (archaic) a young man, especially if still a virgin or unmarried; a boy
  2. (historical) a male servant
  3. (historical) an apprentice; a journeyman

Declension
Declension of sven 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sven svennen svenner svennerna
Genitive svens svennens svenners svennernas

References
  1. sven in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
  2. sven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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