sven

See also: Sven

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sveinn, from Proto-Germanic *swainaz.

Noun

sven m

1. boy, lad
2. servant, lackey

Declension

Declension of svēner (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svēner	svēnrin	svēnar	svēnanir, svēnaner
accusative	svēn	svēnin	svēna	svēnana
dative	svēni, svēne	svēninum, svēnenom	svēnum, svēnom	svēnumin, svēnomen
genitive	svēns	svēnsins	svēna	svēnanna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sven, svæn, from Old Norse svæinn (Old West Norse sveinn), from Proto-Germanic *swaina-, *swainaz (“relative, young man, servant”). Cognate with Danish svend (“young man; apprentice”), Faroese sveinur (“boy; virgin; bachelor; apprentice”), Icelandic sveinn (“boy”), Norwegian svein (“boy; servant”), poetic English swain (“rural male lover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

sven c

1. (archaic) a young man, especially if still a virgin or unmarried; a boy
2. (historical) a male servant, a squire
3. (historical) an apprentice; a journeyman

Declension

Declension of sven

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sven	svens
	definite	svennen	svennens
plural	indefinite	svenner	svenners
	definite	svennerna	svennernas

Related terms

• Sven
• svendom
• svensexa

Anagrams

• vens