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свиня

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See also: свиња and свинья

Bulgarian

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свиня

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sviˈnʲa̟]
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Noun

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свиня́ (svinjáf (relational adjective сви́нски, diminutive свинче́)

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

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *svinьja.

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свиня́ (svynjáf animal (genitive свині́, nominative plural сви́ні, genitive plural свине́й, diminutive сви́нка)

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

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свиня́ (svynjáf pers (genitive свині́, nominative plural сви́ні, genitive plural свине́й)

  1. swine (contemptible person)

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