Schwan

Meaning

1. (masculine, mixed, strong) swan
2. (masculine, mixed, strong) the constellation Cygnus

Concepts

swan

🦢

Cygnus

yellow-tail

cob

Swan

🦢

pen

🖊️

cygnet

swans

swan moth

mute swan

Cignus

white-feathered bird

yellow-tail moth

goldtail moth

Synonyms

Höckerschwan

Männchen

männlich

♂️

Schwäne

weißhaarig

Cygnus

Schwanen-

heller Goldafter

heller Goldfalter

Nördliches Kreuz

Schwanenmännchen

Schwänin

🖊️

Translations

cygne

🦢

cisne

🦢

zwaan

🦢

cigno

kuğu

🦢

cisne

🦢

κύκνος

cigne

🦢

cygnus

cicne

olor

🦢

Cygnus

qû

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃvaːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: swan

Inherited from Old High German: swan

Cognate with Low German: Swaan

Cognate with Dutch: zwaan

Cognate with English: swan

Cognate with Swedish: svan

In summary

From Middle High German swan, from Old High German swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).
Compare Low German Swaan, Dutch zwaan, English swan, Swedish svan.