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

Hyponyms

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse svanr

Noun

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

  1. a swan (large waterbird)

Derived terms

References

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

References

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