"svanur" meaning in Faroese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsvɛaːnʊɹ/
Rhymes: -ɛaːnʊɹ Etymology: From Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). Etymology templates: {{der|fo|non|svanr}} Old Norse svanr, {{der|fo|gem-pro|*swanaz||swan}} Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), {{der|fo|ine-pro|*swenh₂-||to sound, resound}} Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”) Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|g=m|head=}} svanur m, {{fo-noun|m|svans|svanir}} svanur m (genitive singular svans, plural svanir) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-m15|svan}}, {{fo-decl-noun|svanur|svanurin|svanir|svanirnir|svan|svanin|svanir|svanirnar|svani|svaninum|svanum|svanunum|svans|svansins|svana|svananna|decl=m15}} Forms: svans [genitive, singular], svanir [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], svanur [indefinite, nominative, singular], svanurin [definite, nominative, singular], svanir [indefinite, nominative, plural], svanirnir [definite, nominative, plural], svan [accusative, indefinite, singular], svanin [accusative, definite, singular], svanir [accusative, indefinite, plural], svanirnar [accusative, definite, plural], svani [dative, indefinite, singular], svaninum [dative, definite, singular], svanum [dative, indefinite, plural], svanunum [dative, definite, plural], svans [genitive, indefinite, singular], svansins [definite, genitive, singular], svana [genitive, indefinite, plural], svananna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. A swan (any bird in the genus Cygnus). Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-svanur-fo-noun-lBhp0fYq Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swans Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Swans: 52 48
  2. A whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-svanur-fo-noun-BQ5bVmBO Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swans Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Swans: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: okn Derived forms: knópsvanur Related terms: storkur, gás, dunna 
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      "form": "svana",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "svananna",
      "source": "declension",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "storkur"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gás"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ipa": "/ˈsvɛaːnʊɹ/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛaːnʊɹ"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "okn"
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      "form": "svan",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "ipa": "/ˈsvɛaːnʊɹ/"
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