"cygne" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /siɲ/ Audio: Fr-signe.ogg [France, Paris], Fr-cygne.ogg Forms: cygnes [plural]
Rhymes: -iɲ Etymology: Inherited from Old French cisne, cine, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cycnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos). The modern spelling is in imitation of the Latin variant form cygnus, and the modern pronunciation is a spelling-pronunciation based on that. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|cisne|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French cisne, {{inh+|fr|fro|cisne}} Inherited from Old French cisne, {{m|fro|cine}} cine, {{inh|fr|LL.|cicinus}} Late Latin cicinus, {{inh|fr|la|cycnus||swan}} Latin cycnus (“swan”), {{der|fr|grc|κύκνος}} Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos), {{m|la|cygnus}} cygnus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cygne m (plural cygnes)
  1. swan Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Anatids Derived forms: chant du cygne, cygne noir
    Sense id: en-cygne-fr-noun-aFba67AR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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