svan

svan

1. indefinite accusative singular of svanur

svan

1. accusative singular of svanr

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

• IPA^(key): /svɑːn/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

svan c

1. (male or female) swan

• andfågel
• egentlig andfågel
• fågel
• fågelfamilj
• svanfågel

• (male): hansvan
• (female): honsvan
• (Cygnus olor): knölsvan
• (male or female offspring): svanunge
• (Cygnus cygnus): sångsvan

• svanesång

• svan in Svensk ordbok.

Borrowed from English swan.

• IPA^(key): /svan/

svan (nominative plural svans)

1. swan

• hisvan (“male swan”)
• hisvanül (“male cygnet, swanling”)
• jisvan (“female swan”)
• jisvanül (“female cygnet, swanling”)
• svanil (“small swan”)
• svanül (“cygnet, swanling”)

• böd (“bird”)
• dök (“duck”)
• gan (“goose”)
• nim (“animal”)
• pijun (“dove or pigeon”)