swijn

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *swīn, from Proto-West Germanic *swīn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swiːn/

Noun

swijn n

  1. pig, swine

Inflection

Strong neuter noun
singular plural
nominative swijn swijn, swine
accusative swijn swijn, swine
genitive swijns swine
dative swine swinen


Descendants

  • Dutch: zwijn
    • Afrikaans: swyn
  • Limburgish: zwien

Further reading

  • “swijn”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “swijn”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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