שוועד

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle Low German Swêde, from a Germanic word akin to Old English Swēoþēod (“Swede-people”), itself from Swēon (“Swedes”) (Old Norse Svíar), from Proto-Germanic *swihô (“Swede”). Cognate with Dutch Zweed, German Schwede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃvɛd/

Noun

שוועד • (shved) m, plural שוועדן (shvedn), feminine שוועדין (shvedin)

1. Swede (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent)