Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *svinьja.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲvʲiˈnʲːa]
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Noun

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свіння́ (svinnjáf animal (genitive свінні́, nominative plural сві́нні, genitive plural свіне́й or свінне́й, relational adjective свіня́чы or свіны́, diminutive сві́нка)

  1. pig
    го́нару што ў свінні́ блох (mockingly)hónaru što ŭ svinní bloxtoo much pride (literally, “as much pride as a pig has lice”)

Declension

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References

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  • свіння” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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