Sveinn

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Sveinn.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sveitn/
Rhymes: -eitn

Homophone: sveinn

Proper noun[edit]

Sveinn m

a male given name

Declension[edit]

declension of Sveinn

	indefinite
m-s1	singular
nominative	Sveinn
accusative	Svein
dative	Sveini
genitive	Sveins

Old Norse[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ᛋᚢᛅᛁᚾ (suain)

Etymology[edit]

Originally a byname, from Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”).

Proper noun[edit]

Sveinn m (genitive Sveins)

a male given name

Descendants[edit]

Danish: Svend
Faroese: Sveinur
→ Finnish: Soini
Icelandic: Sveinn
Norwegian: Svein, Sven
Swedish: Sven
- → German: Sven, Swen
- → Estonian: Sven
- → Latvian: Svens

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