swan

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

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).

Verb

To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.

Verb

To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).

Concepts

cygne

errer

vagabonder

vaguer

affirmer

assurer

jurer

divaguer

cygne femelle

cygne mâle

cygneau

cygnet

jeune cygne

témoigner

promener

érailler

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/swɒn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.

Phrases

She danced like a swan , tall and graceful .

Elle a dansé comme un cygne, grand et gracieux.