свиня

See also: свиња and свинья

Bulgarian

свиня

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svinьja. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian свиња, svinja, Macedonian свиња (svinja), English swine, Danish svin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sviˈnʲa̟]
  • (file)

Noun

свиня́ • (svinjá) f (relational adjective сви́нски, diminutive свинче́)

  1. swine (animal)
  2. sow (female pig)
    Synonyms: (dialectal) гу́да (gúda), пра́ска (práska)
  3. (figurative, derogatory) swine (contemptible person)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • свиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • свиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svinьja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʋeˈnʲa]
  • (file)

Noun

свиня́ • (svynjá) f animal (genitive свині́, nominative plural сви́ні, genitive plural свине́й, diminutive сви́нка)

  1. swine, pig
  2. sow (female pig)

Declension

Noun

свиня́ • (svynjá) f pers (genitive свині́, nominative plural сви́ні, genitive plural свине́й)

  1. swine (contemptible person)

Declension

Derived terms

References

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