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Webster 1913 Edition


Cygnus

Cyg′nus

(s?g′n?s)
,
Noun.
[L., a swan.]
(Astron.)
A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan.

Definition 2024


Cygnus

Cygnus

See also: cygnus

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Etymology

Latin cygnus (swan), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, swan)

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Cygnus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae swans.

Usage notes

  • Some of the swans, notably the North American trumpeter swan and tundra swan were earlier classified to the genus Olor, but they are now regarded as belonging to Cygnus.

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English

The constellation Cygnus

Proper noun

Cygnus

  1. (astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.
  2. (Greek mythology) A king of the Ligurians and relative of Phaeton who was transformed into a swan and placed in the sky as a constellation.

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Spanish

Proper noun

Cygnus ?

  1. (astronomy) Cygnus (constellation)

cygnus

cygnus

See also: Cygnus

Latin

cygnī (swans)

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Noun

cygnus m (genitive cygnī); second declension

  1. A swan; a bird noted for its singing and sacred to Apollo.
  2. (figuratively) A poet, especially one who sings.

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Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cygnus cygnī
genitive cygnī cygnōrum
dative cygnō cygnīs
accusative cygnum cygnōs
ablative cygnō cygnīs
vocative cygne cygnī

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