Neuter
Schwein
- (neuter, strong) swine, pig.
- (derogatory, neuter, strong) A dirty, or contemptible person.
- (neuter, often, strong) luck, good fortune
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
moore
Basel-Landschaft
sau
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃvaɪ̯n/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German swīn, from Old High German swīn (akin to Old Saxon swīn), from Proto-West Germanic *swīn. Compare Low German Swin, Swien, Schwien (Schweyn), Dutch zwijn, English swine, Danish svin (also comparable to Latin suīnus and to Polish świnia).
Borstenvieh
Dreckschwein
Waldschwein
Sausack
Kackstiefel
Affenarsch
Glick
Masel
Masen
Mocke
Fress-Sack
Schweinernes
Docke
Flachwichser
Fresssack
Mastschwein
Rosshaar
Schmierfink
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