zwaan

See also: Zwaan

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch *swano, from Proto-Germanic *swanô. Existed next to Middle Dutch swan, from Old Dutch *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz.

Cognate with Low German Swaan, West Frisian swan, German Schwan, English swan, Swedish svan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zʋaːn/
  • Hyphenation: zwaan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

zwaan m (plural zwanen, diminutive zwaantje n)

  1. a swan, a large waterbird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba

Derived terms

general
swan species

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: swaan
  • → Indonesian: soang

Further reading

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