zwaan

Meaning

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

Concepts

swan

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cob

cygnet

mute swan

pen

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Translations

cygne

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Schwan

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cisne

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cisne

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cigno

kuğu

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κύκνος

cigne

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cicne

cygnus

olor

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qû

Cygnus

cycnus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zʋaːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: swane

Inherited from Old Dutch: *swano

Cognate with Middle Dutch: swan

Cognate with Old Dutch: *swan

Cognate with Low German: Swaan

Cognate with Western Frisian: swan

Cognate with German: Schwan

Cognate with English: swan

Cognate with Swedish: svan

In summary

From Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch *swano, from Proto-Germanic *swanô. 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.