svanur

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Faroese

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svanur

Etymology

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From Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (swan), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (to sound, resound).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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svanur m (genitive singular svans, plural svanir)

  1. A swan (any bird in the genus Cygnus).
  2. A whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.

Declension

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m15 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svanur svanurin svanir svanirnir
Accusative svan svanin svanir svanirnar
Dative svani svaninum svanum svanunum
Genitive svans svansins svana svananna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svanr (a swan), from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (swan), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (to sound, resound).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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svanur m (genitive singular svans, nominative plural svanir)

  1. whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Declension

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    Declension of svanur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svanur svanurinn svanir svanirnir
accusative svan svaninn svani svanina
dative svani svaninum svönum svönunum
genitive svans svansins svana svananna

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