swan

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Betekenis (English)

1. Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
2. One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
3. This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).

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humming bird moth

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Frekwensie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/swɒn/

Inherited from Middle English

Inherited from Old English

Cognate with Fries

Cognate with Nederduits

Cognate with Nederlands

Cognate with Duits

Cognate with Deens

Cognate with Noors

Cognate with Sweeds

Cognate with Old English

Cognate with Russies

Cognate with Latyn

Cognate with Sanskrit

In summary

From Middle English swan, from Old English swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”, literally “the singing bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂-/*swenh₂- (“to sing, make sound”). Cognate with West Frisian swan, Low German Swaan, swan, Dutch zwaan, German Schwan, Danish svane, Norwegian svane, Swedish svan. Related also to Old English ġeswin (“melody, song”), Old English swinsian (“to make melody”). Further cognates include (possibly) Russian звон (zvon, “ring, chime”); Latin sonus (“sound”), Sanskrit स्वन् (svan, “sound”). Doublet of sound.

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