"svan" meaning in Swedish

See svan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /svɑːn/ Audio: Sv-en svan.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑːn Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sv|non|svanr|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse svanr, {{inh+|sv|non|svanr}} Inherited from Old Norse svanr, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*swanaz||swan}} Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), {{inh|sv|ine-pro|*swenh₂-||to sound, resound}} Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} svan c, {{sv-noun|c}} svan c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], svan [indefinite, nominative, singular], svans [genitive, indefinite, singular], svanen [definite, nominative, singular], svanens [definite, genitive, singular], svanar [indefinite, nominative, plural], svanars [genitive, indefinite, plural], svanarna [definite, nominative, plural], svanarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. swan (sex unspecified) Tags: common-gender Hypernyms: andfågel, egentlig andfågel, fågel, fågelfamilj, svanfågel Hyponyms: hansvan (english: male swan), honsvan (english: female swan), knölsvan (english: mute swan, Cygnus olor), svanunge (english: cygnet, swanling), sångsvan (english: whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus) Derived forms: svanesång, svanmärkt
    Sense id: en-svan-sv-noun-HXPM1edu Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Anatids

Inflected forms

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          "word": "andfågel"
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          "word": "egentlig andfågel"
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          "translation": "male swan",
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          "word": "honsvan"
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          "translation": "mute swan, Cygnus olor",
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        },
        {
          "english": "cygnet, swanling",
          "translation": "cygnet, swanling",
          "word": "svanunge"
        },
        {
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          "translation": "whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus",
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      "word": "egentlig andfågel"
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      "english": "male swan",
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      "word": "hansvan"
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      "word": "honsvan"
    },
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      "english": "mute swan, Cygnus olor",
      "translation": "mute swan, Cygnus olor",
      "word": "knölsvan"
    },
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      "english": "cygnet, swanling",
      "translation": "cygnet, swanling",
      "word": "svanunge"
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      "english": "whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus",
      "translation": "whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus",
      "word": "sångsvan"
    }
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}

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