# swa
## Translingual
### Symbol

swa
* (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Swahili.

## Antillean Creole
### Etymology

From French soie.

### Noun

swa
* silk

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Papiamentu swa, from Dutch zwager.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sʋaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: swa
* Rhymes: -aː

### Noun

swa m (plural swa's, diminutive swaatje n)
* (slang, Netherlands, Antilles) mate, bud, friend
    Synonyms: gabber, maat, makker, mattie, vriend
    Ey swa, alles goed? ― Oi mate, how you doing?

### Anagrams

* was

## Gothic
### Romanization

swa
* Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French soir (“evening”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /swa/

### Noun

swa
* evening

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* swǣ — Northumbrian
* swē

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swā. See there for more.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /swɑː/

### Pronoun

swā
* that, of that
** æt menn fīftīene penningas and æt horse healf swā15 pennies for a man, and half that for a horse

### Adverb

swā
* in that way, like that
* to the extent stated; to a great extent, so, very
** Man meahte swā wīde ġesēon.You could see so far.
** Genesis B
    Þis ofet is swā swēte.This fruit is so sweet.
* doubled (with an interrogative pronoun) to mean 'whatever', 'whoever', etc
    swā hwæt swā ― whatever
    swā hwā swā ― whoever
    swā hwǣr swā ― wherever
    swā hwæder swā ― to wherever
    swā hwanon swā ― from wherever
    swā hwelċ swā ― whichever
    swā hwonne swā ― whenever
* doubled as a correlative: the..., the...
    swā māre, swā beterethe more, the better
    Swā þū nēar þām lēohte cymst, swā þīn sċadu māre wierþ.The closer you get to the light, the greater your shadow becomes.
** the Old English Distichs of Cato
    Swā man māre spricþ, swā him lǣs manna ġelīefþ.The more you say, the fewer people believe you.
* doubled as a comparative: as... as...
    swā smēðe swā ǣġruas smooth as eggs
* used once as a comparative
** late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
    Wēnaþ þā dysegan þæt ǣlċ mann sīe blind swā hīe sind, and þæt nān mann ne mæġe ġesēon þæt hīe ġesēon ne magon.Fools think everyone is as blind as they are, and that no one can see what they cannot.

### Conjunction

swā
* like, as, the way (often doubled as "swā swā")
    Iċ bēo simle swā iċ eom.I'll always be the way I am.
** Exeter Book, Riddle 24
    Hwīlum iċ grǣde swā gōs.Sometimes I cry like a goose.
** Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, year 473
    Þā Wēalas flugon þā Englan swā swā fȳr.The Welsh fled the English like fire.
* (temporal) when, while, as
* so, with the result that
* on condition that

#### Derived terms

* swā þēah
* swā swā

#### Descendants

* Middle English: so, swo, zo (Kent)
** English: so
** Geordie English: se
** Scots: sae
** Yola: zo, zoo, sae

## Papiamentu
### Alternative forms

* sua (alternative spelling)

### Etymology

From Dutch zwager (“brother-in-law”).

### Noun

swa
* friend, pal, comrade
* brother-in-law

#### Descendants

* → Dutch: swa

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsfa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: swa

### Pronoun

swa
* Alternative form of swoja.

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

Compare Saramaccan suwá and Aukan suwa. Likely from English sour.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /swa/

### Adjective

swa
* sour

### Noun

swa
* acid

## Tswana
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kúa.

### Verb

swa
* to die