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See also: swede
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German Swêde, from a Germanic word akin to Old Norse Svíþjóð, Old English Swēoþēod (“Sweden”, literally “Swede nation”), itself from Swēo (“Swede”), from Proto-Germanic *swihô (“Swede”). Cognate with Dutch Zweed, German Schwede.
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Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /swiːd/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -iːd
Noun
[edit]Swede (plural Swedes)
- A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
- (historical) A member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden
Derived terms
[edit]- swede
- Finland-Swede, Finland Swede (Swede from Finland, Finnish Swede)
- Swedish
- Swedishness
- China Swede
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]person from Sweden or of Swedish descent
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member of the ancient North Germanic tribe
References
[edit]- The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.
Anagrams
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Dutch Zweden, from Middle Dutch Zweden, Sweden.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Swede
- Sweden (a country in Northern Europe)
- Synonym: Koninkryk van Swede
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]Swede
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