swan

🦢
Betekenis

Frekwensie

C1
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/swɒn/
Etimologie

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.

Boekmerk hierdie

Verbeter jou uitspraak

Engels

Begin leer Engels met learnfeliz .

Oefen praat en memoriseer " swan " en baie ander woorde en sinne in Engels .

Gaan na ons Engels kursusbladsy

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes