| Svinjak | |
|---|---|
 Mount Svinjak seen from Bovec | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,653 m (5,423 ft) |
| Coordinates | 46°21′1.66″N 13°36′38.94″E / 46.3504611°N 13.6108167°E[1] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Slovenia |
| Parent range | Julian Alps |
Mount Svinjak (pronounced [sʋiˈnjaːk]) is a 1,653-meter (5,423 ft) mountain in northwestern Slovenia in the Julian Alps. It stands east-northeast of Bovec.
The name of the mountain is derived from *Svitnjak 'shining one' (< svit 'dawn; light, shining') because it is illuminated by the rising sun when viewed from Bovec.[2] The resemblance to the common noun svinjak (with various meanings: 'pigsty', 'pig dung'; 'cat's ear')[3] is coincidental.
- ^ Mount Svinjak on Geopedia.si
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 404.
- ^ Pleteršnik, Maks (1894). Slovensko-nemški slovar. Ljubljana: Knezoškofijstvo. Retrieved January 1, 2018.