"Schwein" meaning in German

See Schwein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃvaɪ̯n/, [ʃʋaɪ̯n], [ʃʋäe̯n], [ʃʋɑe̯n] Audio: De-Schwein.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|swīn}} Middle High German swīn, {{inh|de|goh|swīn}} Old High German swīn, {{cog|osx|swīn}} Old Saxon swīn, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*swīn}} Proto-West Germanic *swīn, {{cog|nds|Swin, Swien, Schwien (Schweyn)}} Low German Swin, Swien, Schwien (Schweyn), {{cog|nl|zwijn}} Dutch zwijn, {{cog|en|swine}} English swine, {{cog|da|svin}} Danish svin, {{cog|la|suīnus}} Latin suīnus, {{cog|pl|świnia}} Polish świnia Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s|dim=chen,derl}} Schwein n (strong, genitive Schweines or Schweins, plural Schweine, diminutive Schweinchen n or Schweinderl n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Schweines [genitive], Schweins [genitive], Schweine [plural], Schweinchen [diminutive, neuter], Schweinderl [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Schwein [nominative, singular], Schweine [definite, nominative, plural], Schweines [genitive, singular], Schweins [genitive, singular], Schweine [definite, genitive, plural], Schwein [dative, singular], Schweine [dative, singular], Schweinen [dative, definite, plural], Schwein [accusative, singular], Schweine [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. swine, pig. Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Schwein-de-noun-3d7O9Lxt
  2. (derogatory) A dirty, or contemptible person. Tags: derogatory, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Schwein-de-noun-uqvrLR1a
  3. (often construed with haben) luck, good fortune Tags: neuter, often, strong Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-Schwein-de-noun-EgMtWj2I Disambiguation of Pigs: 33 7 59 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 14 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Eber, Ferkel, Sau Derived forms: schweinartig, schweineartig, schweinekalt, schweinisch, schweinern
Related terms: Hausschwein, Kielschwein, Meerschwein, Minischwein, Schweinebacke, Schweinefleisch, Schweinehirte, Schweinehund, Schweinekotelett, Schweinepriester, Schweineschinken, Schweineschnitzel, Sparschwein, Stachelschwein, Warzenschwein, Wildschwein, Schwein haben

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Dutch zwijn",
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      "expansion": "English swine",
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      "form": "Schweinderl",
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    {
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  "lang": "German",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Hausschwein"
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    {
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      "word": "Kielschwein"
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      "word": "Schweineschinken"
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      "word": "Schweineschnitzel"
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    {
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      "word": "Sparschwein"
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    {
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      "word": "Stachelschwein"
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      "word": "Warzenschwein"
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      "word": "Wildschwein"
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        "swine, pig."
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        },
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          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Pigs",
          "orig": "de:Pigs",
          "parents": [
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Livestock",
            "Mammals",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Applied sciences",
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            "Chordates",
            "Sciences",
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            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "haben#German"
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ʃvaɪ̯n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃʋaɪ̯n]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃʋäe̯n]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʃʋɑe̯n]"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ̯n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schwein"
}
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    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Kielschwein"
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      "word": "Meerschwein"
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    {
      "word": "Minischwein"
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    {
      "word": "Schweinebacke"
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      "word": "Schweinefleisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schweinehirte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schweinehund"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schweinekotelett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schweinepriester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schweineschinken"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schweineschnitzel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sparschwein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stachelschwein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Warzenschwein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wildschwein"
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    {
      "word": "Schwein haben"
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        "swine, pig."
      ],
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          "dirty",
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      ],
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        "derogatory",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "luck, good fortune"
      ],
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        [
          "haben",
          "haben#German"
        ],
        [
          "luck",
          "luck"
        ],
        [
          "fortune",
          "fortune"
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        "(often construed with haben) luck, good fortune"
      ],
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        "construed with haben"
      ],
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        "neuter",
        "often",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃvaɪ̯n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃʋaɪ̯n]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃʋäe̯n]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃʋɑe̯n]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Schwein.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/dd/De-Schwein.ogg/De-Schwein.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/De-Schwein.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ̯n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Schwein"
}

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