Kielschwein

German

Etymology

From Low German kilswīn, borrowed from Swedish kölsvin.[1] Compare Dutch kolzwijn, Danish kjølsvin, Norwegian kjølsvin, Norwegian Nynorsk kjølsvill.[2][3]

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

Noun

Kielschwein n (genitive Kielschweins or Kielschweines, plural Kielschweine)

  1. (nautical) keelson

Declension
Declension of Kielschwein
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 uncommon, 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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