Kielschwein

German

Etymology

From Low German kilswīn, borrowed from Swedish kölsvin, from older Swedish kölsvill (“keel tie”), of which the first element is from Old Norse kjǫlr and the second element from syll.[1]

Compare Dutch kolzwijn, Danish kjølsvin, Norwegian kjølsvin, Norwegian Nynorsk kjølsvill.[2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːlʃvaɪ̯n/
  • Hyphenation: Kiel‧schwein
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Noun

Kielschwein n (strong, genitive Kielschweines or Kielschweins, plural Kielschweine)

  1. (nautical) keelson

Declension
Declension of Kielschwein [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kielschwein die Kielschweine
genitive eines des Kielschweines, Kielschweins der Kielschweine
dative einem dem Kielschwein, Kielschweine1 den Kielschweinen
accusative ein das Kielschwein die Kielschweine

1Now rare, see notes.

See also

References
  1. „Kielschwein“, duden.de
  2. kjølsvin, nb.no
  3. kjølsvill, Alf Torp: Nynorsk etymologisk ordbok, 1853-1916

Further reading
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