svane

Danish

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German swane, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *swen- (“to sound, resound”). Alternatively from Old Norse svanr, from the same Germanic source.

Noun

svane c (singular definite svanen, plural indefinite svaner)

1. (male or female) swan

Inflection

Declension of svane

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svane	svanen	svaner	svanerne
genitive	svanes	svanens	svaners	svanernes

Hyponyms

• (male): hansvane
• (female): hunsvane

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse svanr

Noun

svane f or m (definite singular svana or svanen, indefinite plural svaner, definite plural svanene)

1. a swan (large waterbird)

Derived terms

• svaneunge

References

• “svane” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse svanr. Akin to English swan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sʋɑːnə/

Noun

svane f (definite singular svana, indefinite plural svaner, definite plural svanene)

1. a swan, a bird of the genus Cygnus

Derived terms

• svaneunge

References

• “svane” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.