svíar

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, plural of *swihô, of further unknown origin. Cognate with Old English Swēon, Gothic *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*swaihans), Latin Suiōnēs.

Noun

svíar m pl

1. the Swedes (of Sweden proper)

Declension

Declension of svíar (weak an-stem, plural only)

masculine	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	svíar	svíarnir
accusative	svía	svíana
dative	svíum	svíunum
genitive	svía	svíanna

Derived terms

• svenskr, sænskr, sǿnskr (“Swedish”)
• Svíþjóð f (“Sweden”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: Svíi sg
• Faroese: svii, svíi sg
• Old Swedish: swēar, swīar pl
  • Swedish: svear pl
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: svear pl
    • Norwegian Bokmål: svear pl
  • → Old East Slavic: свѣи pl (svěi)
    • Russian: свей m (svej)