swan

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
2. (figuratively) 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).

Concetti

cigno

peregrinare

vagabondare

asserire

asseverare

dichiarare

errare

affermare

corseggiare

dipartire

pellegrinare

andare in giro

girandolare

girondolare

girovagare

ramingare

vagare

vagolare

sinonimi

rove

wander

tramp

gander

drift

vagabond

swear

ramble

roam

goose

🪿

cob

assert

aver

avow

affirm

pen

🖊️

range

stray

verify

cygnet

cast

duck

🦆

roll

travel

laze

move around

mute swan

standing erect

poet

prowl

circuit

hawk moth

browse

sphinx

stall

straggle

hamsa

🪬

bard

tergiversate

tour

attest

assure

humming bird moth

vow

walk

🚶

allege

Cygnus

equivocate

gallivant

gad

Traduzioni

cygne

🦢

Schwan

🦢

cisne

🦢

zwaan

🦢

κύκνος

cisne

🦢

kuğu

🦢

cigne

🦢

cygnus

olor

🦢

cycnus

cicne

qû

Cygnus

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/swɒn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: swan

Ereditato da inglese antico: swan

Affine frisone occidentale: swan

Affine basso tedesco: Swaan

Affine olandese: zwaan

Affine tedesco: Schwan

Affine danese: svane

Affine norvegese: svane

Affine svedese: svan

Affine inglese antico: ġeswin

Affine inglese antico: swinsian

Affine russo: звон

Affine latino: sonus

Affine sanscrito: स्वन्

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.

Frasi

She danced like a swan , tall and graceful .

Banzava come un cigno, alta e aggraziata.