Schwan
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Schwan (plural Schwans)
- A surname from German.
Statistics[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schwan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
Schwan m (strong or mixed, genitive Schwans or Schwanes, plural Schwäne or (archaic) Schwanen, diminutive Schwänchen n or Schwänlein n, feminine Schwänin)
- swan
- (astronomy) the constellation Cygnus
Usage notes[edit]
- The normal plural is Schwäne; the form Schwanen is archaic.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Schwan [masculine, strong // mixed]
Hyponyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- mein lieber Schwan
- Schwanenart
- Schwanenblume
- Schwanenblumengewächse
- Schwanenbraten
- Schwanendaunen
- Schwanenfamilie
- Schwanenfeder
- Schwanenfederkissen
- Schwanengans
- Schwanengattung
- Schwanengesang
- Schwanengruppe
- Schwanenhals
- Schwanenhals-Agave
- Schwanenhals-Bandzahnmoos
- Schwanenhals-Sternmoos
- Schwanenhalsdeformation
- Schwanenhalsdeformität
- Schwanenhalslampe
- Schwanenhalsmikrofon
- Schwanenhalsmikrophon
- Schwaneninseln-Ferkelratte
- Schwanenjunges
- Schwanenjungfrau
- Schwanenmädchen
- Schwanenmuschel
- Schwanennebel
- Schwanenpaar
- Schwanenpärchen
- Schwanenteich
- Schwanenweibchen
- Schwänin
- sterbender Schwan
Descendants[edit]
- Lower Sorbian: šwon
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Luxembourgish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Schwunn (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
Schwan m (plural Schwanen)
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