svenne

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzven.ne/, /ˈzvɛn.ne/ Rhymes: -enne, -ɛnne Hyphenation: svén‧ne, svèn‧ne === Verb === svenne third-person singular past historic of svenire == Swedish == === Alternative forms === svenne banan, svennebanan === Etymology === Used by immigrants in Sweden in reference to ethnic Swedes. It originates from a nickname for Sven. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsvɛnːɛ/ === Noun === svenne c (colloquial, mildly ethnic slur, sometimes derogatory or humorous) an ethnic/native Swede (as opposed to someone with an immigrant background) ==== Usage notes ==== Has acquired or developed two different meanings, which sometimes merge. One meaning refers to ethnicity, merely indicating that the individual referred to is an ethnic Swede, and the second meaning indicating that the individual referred to is boring, shy and habitually reserved, in reference to the stereotypical behavior of ethnic Swedes. Because the latter sense is actually a common viewpoint in Sweden, both meanings combined or merged are sometimes used by ethnic Swedes, often ironically. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === === References === “svenne”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “svenne”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “svenne”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Slangopedia === Anagrams === venens