Schwan

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schwan.

Proper noun

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Schwan (plural Schwans)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schwan is the 14545th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2049 individuals. Schwan is most common among White (95.61%) individuals.

Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃvaːn/, [ʃʋäːn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

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Schwan m (strong or mixed, genitive Schwans or Schwanes, plural Schwäne or (archaic) Schwanen, diminutive Schwänchen n or Schwänlein n, feminine Schwänin)

  1. swan
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Cygnus

Usage notes

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  • The normal plural is Schwäne; the form Schwanen is archaic.

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Lower Sorbian: šwon

See also

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Further reading

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  • Schwan” in Duden online
  • Schwan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Alteration of the inherited Schwunn after German Schwan, both from Middle High German and Old High German swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (to sound, resound). Cognate with Dutch zwaan, English swan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schwan m (plural Schwanen)

  1. swan