Swine

Pronunciation

• IPA: /swaɪn/
• Rhymes: -aɪn

Origin

From Middle English swine, swin, from Old English swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū- ("pig"). Related to West Frisian swyn, Low German Swien, Dutch zwijn, German Schwein, Danish svin, and more distantly to Polish świnia, Russian свинья, Latin sūs, Ancient Greek ὗς. See also sow.

Full definition of swine

Noun

1. plural swine Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae.
2. (pejorative) A contemptible person plural swines.
3. (slang, derogatory) A police officer; a "pig".
4. (archaic) Plural of sow

Derived terms

• swineflesh
• swine flu
• swineherd
• swine influenza

Anagrams

• sinew
• Wenis
• wines
• wisen