zwaan

Signification

a swan, a large waterbird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/zʋaːn/

Étymologie

From Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch *swano, from Proto-Germanic *swanô. Existed next to Middle Dutch swan, from Old Dutch *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz.
Cognate with Low German Swaan, West Frisian swan, German Schwan, English swan, Swedish svan.