cygne

Signification (English)

swan

Synonyms

jeune cygne

cygnet

cygne femelle

cygne mâle

jeune

cygneau

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/siɲ/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from ancien français: cisne

Inherited from latin: cycnus

In summary

Inherited from Old French cisne, cine, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cycnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos). The modern spelling is in imitation of the Latin variant form cygnus, and the modern pronunciation is a spelling-pronunciation based on that.