# svin
## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sviːˀn/, [ˈsʋiˀn]
* Rhymes: -in

### Noun

svin n (singular definite svinet, plural indefinite svin)
* (member of family Suidae) hog, pig, swine
* (derogatory, person) swine

#### Synonyms

* gris

#### Derived terms

* svineri

### Further reading

* svin on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

### Noun

svin n (definite singular svinet, indefinite plural svin, definite plural svina or svinene)
* hog, pig, swine
* beast (figurative)

#### Synonyms

* gris

#### Hyponyms

* hanngris
* hunngris
* hannsvin
* hunnsvin

#### Derived terms

* svinekjøtt
* svinelær
* villsvin

### References

* “svin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sʋiːn/

### Noun

svin n (definite singular svinet, indefinite plural svin, definite plural svina)
* pig, hog, swine (member of family Suidae)
* (uncountable) pork (pig meat)
* (derogatory, vulgar) a despicable person, often in reference to their literal or figurative uncleanliness

#### Synonyms

* gris

#### Derived terms

* svina (verb)
* alssvin
* flodsvin
* kaste perler for svin
* marsvin
* natursvin
* piggsvin
* svineal
* svineblom
* svinehald
* svinekam
* svinekjøt
* svinelêr
* svinesteik
* svinesti
* svinsk
* tamsvin
* villsvin
* vortesvin

#### Related terms

* sugge f
* svintoks m

### References

* “svin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* visn

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sviːn/
* Audio (Gotland):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːn

### Noun

svin n
* hog, pig, swine (member of the family Suidae)
* (derogatory) asshole, swine (contemptible jerk)
    Vilket svin han ärHe is such an asshole
    ett respektlöst svina disrespectful asshole

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | svin | svins |
| singular | definite | svinet | svinets |
| plural | indefinite | svin | svins |
| plural | definite | svinen | svinens |

#### Synonyms

* gris

#### Derived terms

* judesvin
* svina
* svineri

### References

* svin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* svin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* svin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* vins

## Volapük
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [svin]

### Noun

svin (nominative plural svins)
* (male or female) hog, pig, swine
    Hypernyms: nim, sügaf, süganim
    Hyponyms: domasvin, hisvin, hosvin, jisvin, josvin, svinül
** 1940, “Pro yunanef Nedänik”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 38:Feilan labom jevodis, bubis, jipis e svinis.The farmer has horses, cattle, sheep and pigs.
** 1952, Arie de Jong, Diatek nulik: Gospul ma ‚Matthaeus’. Kapit: VII:No givolsöd saludikosi doges, e no jedolsöd pärlatis olsik foi svins! dat bo no dästepons onis me lögs oksik, e flekons okis, e dasleitons olis.Do not give dogs what is holy; and do not throw your pearls in front of pigs, or they may trample them and then turn on you and tear you to pieces.

#### Declension

* $^1$ status as a case is disputed
* $^2$ in later, non-classical Volapük only

#### Derived terms

* svinamit
* svinül

#### See also

* böd
* bödav
* bödavan
* grunön
* lif
* lifav
* lifavan
* nimav