svanur

See also: Svanur

Faroese

svanur

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛaːnʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːnʊɹ

Noun

svanur m (genitive singular svans, plural svanir)

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

Declension

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

Synonyms

• okn

Derived terms

• knópsvanur

Related terms

• storkur
• gás
• dunna

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvaːnʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːnʏr

Noun

svanur m (genitive singular svans, nominative plural svanir)

1. whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Synonyms

• (whooper swan): álft