"swyn" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /swəi̯n/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Anon1314-swyn.wav Forms: swyne [plural], swyntjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch zwijn, from Middle Dutch swijn, from Old Dutch swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH-. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|zwijn}} Dutch zwijn, {{inh|af|dum|swijn}} Middle Dutch swijn, {{inh|af|odt|swīn}} Old Dutch swīn, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*swīną}} Proto-Germanic *swīną, {{der|af|ine-pro|*suH-}} Proto-Indo-European *suH- Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|swyne|||||diminutive|swyntjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} swyn (plural swyne, diminutive swyntjie), {{af-noun|e|swyntjie}} swyn (plural swyne, diminutive swyntjie)
  1. A swine, boar, hog.
    Sense id: en-swyn-af-noun-OSpX9tR3
  2. A pig; a revolting person, in particular a man.
    Sense id: en-swyn-af-noun-YFuGy4gP Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pêrels voor die swyne gooi

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "af",
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zwijn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "swijn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch swijn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch swīn",
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    },
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        "3": "*swīną"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *suH-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "swyne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swyntjie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "swyne",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f5accel-form": "diminutive",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "A swine, boar, hog."
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "A pig; a revolting person, in particular a man."
      ],
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          "pig"
        ],
        [
          "revolting",
          "revolting"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/swəi̯n/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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    "Afrikaans nouns",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "cy:Folklore",
    "cy:Occult"
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    {
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "odt",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
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        "3": "*swīną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swīną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "af",
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        "3": "*suH-"
      },
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    {
      "form": "swyne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swyntjie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      },
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    },
    {
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A swine, boar, hog."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swine",
          "swine"
        ],
        [
          "boar",
          "boar"
        ],
        [
          "hog",
          "hog"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        [
          "pig",
          "pig"
        ],
        [
          "revolting",
          "revolting"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/swəi̯n/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "swyn"
}

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