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Schwan

Schwan

German

Noun

Schwan m ‎(genitive Schwans or Schwanes, plural Schwäne or Schwanen, diminutive Schwänchen n, feminine Schwänin)

swan
(astronomy) the constellation Cygnus

Usage notes

The noun plural form Schwanen is archaic.

Declension

Declension of Schwan

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schwan	die	Schwäne
genitive	eines	des	Schwanes, Schwans	der	Schwäne
dative	einem	dem	Schwan, Schwane¹	den	Schwänen
accusative	einen	den	Schwan	die	Schwäne

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Schwänin f ‎(“female swan”)

Descendants

Lower Sorbian: šwon

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz. Cognate with German Schwan, English swan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃwaːn/

Noun

Schwan m ‎(plural Schwanen)

swan

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