swa

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Translingual

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Symbol

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swa

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Swahili.

Antillean Creole

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Etymology

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From French soie.

Noun

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swa

  1. silk

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Papiamentu swa, from Dutch zwager.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sʋaː/
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  • Hyphenation: swa
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

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swa m (plural swa's, diminutive swaatje n)

  1. (slang, Netherlands, Antilles) mate, bud, friend
    Synonyms: gabber, maat, makker, mattie, vriend
    Ey swa, alles goed?Oi mate, how you doing?

Anagrams

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Gothic

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Romanization

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swa

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French soir (evening).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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swa

  1. evening

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *swā. See there for more.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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swā

  1. that, of that
    • æt menn fīftīene penningas and æt horse healf swā
      15 pennies for a man, and half that for a horse

Adverb

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swā

  1. in that way, like that
  2. to the extent stated; to a great extent, so, very
    • Man meahte swā wīde ġesēon.
      You could see so far.
    • Genesis B
      Þis ofet is swā swēte.
      This fruit is so sweet.
  3. doubled (with an interrogative pronoun) to mean 'whatever', 'whoever', etc
    swā hwæt swāwhatever
    swā hwā swāwhoever
    swā hwǣr swāwherever
    swā hwæder swāto wherever
    swā hwanon swāfrom wherever
    swā hwelċ swāwhichever
    swā hwonne swāwhenever
  4. doubled as a correlative: the..., the...
    swā māre, swā betere
    the more, the better
    Swā þū nēar þām lēohte cymst, swā þīn sċadu māre wierþ.
    The closer you get to the light, the greater your shadow becomes.
  5. doubled as a comparative: as... as...
    swā smēðe swā ǣġru
    as smooth as eggs
  6. used once as a comparative

Conjunction

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swā

  1. like, as, the way (often doubled as "swā swā")
    Iċ bēo simle swā iċ eom.
    I'll always be the way I am.
  2. (temporal) when, while, as
  3. so, with the result that
  4. on condition that

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: so, swo, zo (Kent)
    • English: so
    • Geordie English: se
    • Scots: sae
    • Yola: zo, zoo, sae

Papiamentu

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Alternative forms

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  • sua (alternative spelling)

Etymology

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From Dutch zwager (brother-in-law).

Noun

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swa

  1. friend, pal, comrade
  2. brother-in-law

Descendants

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsfa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: swa

Pronoun

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swa

  1. Alternative form of swoja.

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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Compare Saramaccan suwá and Aukan suwa. Likely from English sour.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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swa

  1. sour

Noun

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swa

  1. acid

Tswana

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-kúa.

Verb

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swa

  1. to die