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Sveinur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Icelandic Sveinn, Danish Svend, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, Swedish Sven, English Sweyn, and Finnish Soini.

Proper noun

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Sveinur m

  1. a male given name from Old Norse

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • son of Sveinur: Sveinsson
  • daughter of Sveinur: Sveinsdóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Sveinur
accusative Svein
dative Sveini
genitive Sveins