zwaan

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Meaning

a swan, a large waterbird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba

Concepts

swan

mute swan

cob

cygnet

pen

Frequency

C2
Gender
鈾傦笍 Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/z蕥a藧n/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch *swano, from Proto-Germanic *swan么. Existed next to Middle Dutch swan, from Old Dutch *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz. Cognate with Low German Swaan, West Frisian swan, German Schwan, English swan, Swedish svan.

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