Schwein – German noun declension

German noun forms of Schwein

Noun: Schwein
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Schwein
Plural Schweine

Definite

Singulardas Schwein
Pluraldie Schweine

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Schweines; Schweins
Plural Schweine

Definite

Singulardes Schweines; Schweins
Pluralder Schweine

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Schwein; Schweine
Plural Schweinen

Definite

Singulardem Schwein; Schweine
Pluralden Schweinen

Accusative

Indefinite

Singularein Schwein
Plural Schweine

Definite

Singulardas Schwein
Pluraldie Schweine

Sample Sentences

Etymology

1. From Middle High German swīn, from Old High German swīn (akin to Old Saxon swīn), from Proto-West Germanic *swīn.
2. Compare Low German Swin, Swien, Schwien (Schweyn), Dutch zwijn, English swine, Danish svin (also comparable to Latin suīnus and to Polish świnia). See: Dutch Nouns 'zwijn', English Nouns 'swine', Danish Nouns 'svin', Latin Nouns 'suīnus', Polish Nouns 'świnia'.

Verbs referencing "Schwein"

English Nouns swine, English Nouns swain, Russian Nouns свинья.

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