κύκνος

See also Κύκνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *ḱewk- (“white”), with cognates including Sanskrit शोचति (śócati) and शुक्र (śukrá). Could also be onomatopoeic from the sound of the swan's call (compare Russian кы-кы (ky-ky, “cry of a swan”)).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /kýknos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /kýknos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /kýknos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /cýknos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /cíknos/

Noun

κύκνος (genitive κύκνου) m, second declension; (kuknos)

1. swan
2. type of ship

Inflection

Second declension of κύκνος, κύκνου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	κύκνος	κύκνω	κύκνοι
Genitive	κύκνου	κύκνοιν	κύκνων
Dative	κύκνῳ	κύκνοιν	κύκνοις
Accusative	κύκνον	κύκνω	κύκνους
Vocative	κύκνε	κύκνω	κύκνοι

References

• LSJ