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Schwein
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Central Franconian
Etymology
gmw-cfr gem-pro 1
From gmw-cfr gmh - and gmw-cfr goh swīn, from gmw-cfr gmw-pro *swīn. Native only in western Moselle Franconian, otherwise borrowed from standard gmw-cfr de -.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ʃʋɛi̯n/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun n plural Schwein or Schweine diminutive Schweinchen
gmw-cfr western _ Moselle Franconian pig; swine animal
gmw-cfr all dialects swine mean person
Synonyms
pig gmw-cfr Ferke; gmw-cfr Sau
German
Etymology
de gem-pro ine-pro 1
From de gmh swīn, from de goh swīn (akin to osx swīn), from de gmw-pro *swīn.
Compare nds Swin, Swien, Schwien (Schweyn), nl zwijn, en swine, da svin (also comparable to la suīnus and to pl świnia).
Pronunciation
de /ʃvaɪ̯n/ [ʃʋaɪ̯n] [ʃʋäe̯n] [ʃʋɑe̯n] Germany
de De-Schwein.ogg Germany
de De-Schwein2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ʃvaɛ̯n/ [ʃvɑɛ̯n] Austria,South German,Switzerland
de aɪ̯n 1
Noun
n,(e)s chen,derl,dl
swine, pig
de contemptible person de pejorative a dirty, or contemptible person
de often construed with de haben luck, good fortune
Declension
n,(e)s
Hyponyms
de Eber, de Ferkel, de Sau
de Hausschwein Kielschwein Meerschwein Minischwein Sparschwein Stachelschwein Warzenschwein Wildschwein Zahlschwein
Derived terms
de schweinartig
de schweineartig
de schweinekalt
de schweinisch
de schweinern
Related terms
de Schweinebacke Schweinefleisch Schweinehirte Schweinehund Schweinekotelett Schweinemedaillon Schweinepriester Schweineschinken Schweineschnitzel
luck
de Schwein haben
Further reading
de
de Pigs
Hunsrik
Etymology
hrx gem-pro ine-pro 1
From hrx gmh - and hrx goh swīn (akin to osx swin), from hrx gmw-pro *swīn.
Pronunciation
Noun
n Schwein Schweinche
pig
hrx Die Schwein esse alle Sorte Dings. Pigs eat all sorts of things.
Further reading
Online Hunsrik Dictionary