Schwan
German
Etymology
From Middle High German swan, from Old High German 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
Noun
Schwan m (genitive Schwans or Schwanes, plural Schwäne or Schwanen, diminutive Schwänchen n or Schwänlein n, female Schwänin)
- swan (male or of unspecified sex)
- (astronomy) the constellation Cygnus
Usage notes
- The normal plural is Schwäne; the form Schwanen is archaic.
Declension
Template:de-decl-noun-m Archaic: Template:de-decl-noun-m
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- Höckerschwan-Männchen
- Höckerschwan-Weibchen
- Höckerschwanenpaar
- Höckerschwanmännchen
- Höckerschwanpaar
- Höckerschwanpärchen
- Höckerschwanweibchen
- 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
- Lower Sorbian: šwon
See also
- etwas schwanen (“to sense something might happen”)
- jemandem schwanen (“to dawn on somebody”)
- schwanen
Further reading
- “Schwan” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). Cognate with German Schwan, English swan.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schwan m (plural Schwanen)
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