cygne

French

Etymology

From an alteration of Old French cisne, cine, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cygnus (“swan”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siɲ/
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Homophones: cygnes, signe, signent, signes

Noun

cygne m (plural cygnes)

swan

Further reading

“cygne” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

cygne m

vocative singular of cygnus

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