Sveinn

See also: sveinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Sveinn.

Pronunciation

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

Homophone: sveinn

Proper noun

Sveinn m

A male given name

Declension

declension of Sveinn

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	Sveinn	Sveinninn	Sveinar	Sveinarnir
accusative	Svein	Sveininn	Sveina	Sveinana
dative	Sveini	Sveininum	Sveinum	Sveinunum
genitive	Sveins	Sveinsins	Sveina	Sveinanna

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Sveinn m

A male given name.

Related terms

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

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