Portuguese

Proper noun

Cisne m

1. (astronomy) Cygnus (a summer constellation of the northern sky)

Asturian

Noun

cisne m ‎(plural cisnes)

1. swan

Galician

Etymology

From Old French cisne, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cygnus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύκνος ‎(kúknos, “swan”).

Noun

cisne m ‎(plural cisnes)

1. swan

Old French

Etymology

From Latin cygnus, from Ancient Greek κύκνος ‎(kúknos, “swan”).

Noun

cisne m ‎(oblique plural cisnes, nominative singular cisnes, nominative plural cisne)

1. swan

Portuguese

cisne (Cygnus olor)

Etymology

From Old French cisne, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cygnus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύκνος ‎(kúknos, “swan”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsiʒ.nɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiz.ni/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsiʒ.ni/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiz.ni/, /ˈsiʒ.ni/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsiz.ne/
• Hyphenation: cis‧ne

Noun

cisne m (plural cisnes)

1. swan

Spanish

Etymology

From Old French cisne, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cygnus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύκνος ‎(kúknos, “swan”).

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈθis.ne/
• (Others) IPA^(key): /ˈsis.ne/

Noun

cisne m ‎(plural cisnes)

1. swan

Derived terms