Cygnus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.
2. (Greek) A king of the Ligurians and relative of Phaeton who was transformed into a swan and placed in the sky as a constellation.

Concepten

Zwaan

Synoniemen

Northern Cross

Swan

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genus Cygnus

cob

swan

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cygnet

pen

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Vertalingen

Cygne

Schwan

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Cigno

Kuğu

Cigne

Κύκνος

Cygnus

Cisne

Cygnus

genus cygnus

الدجاجة

Cygnus

Cigne

cygnus

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).