svin-

Swedish

Etymology

From svin (“swine”).

Prefix

svin-

  1. (colloquial, intensifier) very, super-
    Synonyms: ap-, as-, gör-, jätte-, skit-, ur-, vrål-, (usually negative) bauta-, piss-
    Deras nya album är svinbra!
    Their new album is so damn good!
    Det kändes svindåligt
    It felt awful
    • 2024, Snödrömmar, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Aila (Hedvig Åhrén):
      Ristin: Det finns ju ingen snö. / Aila: Du tänker så negativt. Om man inte har snö... då tar man olja! Det här kommer att glida svinbra!
      Ristin: But there's no snow. / Aila: You think so negatively. If you don't have snow... then you use oil! This is going to glide really well!

Usage notes

Can be put before virtually any adjective or adverb.

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with svin-
svindyr
svinkall

References

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