Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swineherd

/ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: swine-herd
IPA: /ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).

Example Sentences

"But what of that vast number of the human kind who were always in the background? What of the hewers of wood and drawers of water, the swineherds, the shepherds, the carpenters, the hedgers and cobblers?"
"Engels made no secret of his contempt for the Balkan peoples: the Bulgarians were a race of swineherds who would do best to keep quiet under Turkish rule pending the European revolution."

Etymology

From Middle English swynherde, from Old English swīnhierde. Cognate with German Schweinehirt.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: swynherde, swīnhierde

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/

Inflected Forms

swineherds (plural)

Derived Forms

swineherdess swineherdship

Phrases

herding dog herd instinct

Frequently Paired Words

bearherd cowherd goatherd gooseherd herd herder herding dog herd instinct

Questions

How do you pronounce swineherd?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/.
What does swineherd mean?: A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).
Where does swineherd come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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