שוועד

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle Low German Swêde, from a Germanic word akin to Old English Swēoþēod (“Swede-people”), itself from Swēon (“Swedes”) (Old Norse Svíar), from Proto-Germanic *swihô (“Swede”). Cognate with Dutch Zweed, German Schwede.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃvɛd/

Noun

שוועד • (shved) m, plural שוועדן‎ (shvedn), feminine שוועדין‎ (shvedin)

  1. Swede (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent)
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