svig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish swik, from Old Norse svik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsviˀ]

Noun

svig c or n (singular definite svigen or sviget, not used in plural form)

1. betrayal (dishonest and fraudulent behavior)

   Synonyms: falskhed, forræderi

2. (law) fraud

   Synonym: bedrageri

Declension

Declension of svig

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	svig	svigen sviget
genitive	svigs	svigens svigets

Derived terms

• mandatsvig
• skattesvig
• skyldnersvig
• svigagtig
• svige
• svigefuld

References

• “svig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Icelandic

Noun

svig n (genitive singular svigs, no plural)

1. (skiing) slalom

Declension

Declension of svig (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	svig	svigið
accusative	svig	svigið
dative	svigi	sviginu
genitive	svigs	svigsins