fargalt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fargalter. The first element far- is from Proto-Germanic *farhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos, cognate to English farrow. The second element is equivalent of modern Swedish galt (“boar, male pig”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²fɑːrˌɡalt/

Noun

fargalt c

  1. male pig used for breeding purposes
    Synonym: orne

Declension
Declension of fargalt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fargalt fargalten fargaltar fargaltarna
Genitive fargalts fargaltens fargaltars fargaltarnas

References
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