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swine
English
Etymology
From Middle English swine, swin, from Old English sw?n, from Proto-Germanic *sw?n?, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *suH- (“pig”), equivalent to sow +? -en. Related to West Frisian swyn, Low German Swien, Dutch zwijn, German Schwein, Danish and Swedish svin, and more distantly to Polish ?winia, Russian ??????? (svin?já), Latin s?inus, Latin s?s, Ancient Greek ?? (hûs), Persian ???? (xuk). See also sow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swa?n/
- Rhymes: -a?n
Noun
swine (plural swine or swines)
- (plural swine) A pig (the animal).
- (derogatory) A contemptible person (plural swines).
- (slang, derogatory) A police officer; a "pig".
- (slang, derogatory) Something difficult or awkward; a pain.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- Appendix:English collective nouns
Noun
swine
- (archaic) plural of sow
Anagrams
- Wenis, Wiens, Wines, sewin, sinew, swein, we'ins, wenis, wines, wisen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- swin, swein, swynne, zuin, swyn, swyne, sweyne, swiyn, suin, sqwyne
Etymology
From Old English sw?n, from Proto-Germanic *sw?n?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /swi?n/
- Rhymes: -i?n
Noun
swine (plural swines)
- A pig, hog or swine.
- The meat of swine or pigs; pork.
- (colloquial) A disgraceful individual.
Synonyms
- pigge
- hog
Descendants
- Scots: swine
- English: swine
References
- “sw?n(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
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sooey
English
Alternative forms
- sooee, soo wee, soo-wee, soowee
Etymology
Uncertain, perhaps related to sow.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?su?.?i/, /su.?i/
- Hyphenation: soo?ey
Interjection
sooey
- A cry to get the attention of swine.
Usage notes
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:sooey.
References
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