Masculine
Schwan
- (masculine, mixed, strong) swan
- (masculine, mixed, strong) the constellation Cygnus
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃvaːn/
Etymology
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.
Cygnus
Schwanen-
heller Goldafter
heller Goldfalter
Nördliches Kreuz
Schwanenmännchen
cygne
cisne
cigno
kuğu
cisne
κύκνος
cigne
cygnus
cicne
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