swinn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swin- (“to sound; sound, melody”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound”). Cognate with Latin sonō (“sound, resound”), Latin sonus (“sound, noise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /swinn/, [swin]

Noun

swinn m

  1. melody

Declension

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