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Svan

Svan

See also: svan, Śvan, and Śvàṅ

English

An old Svan peasant wearing a chokha.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Svan

  1. A South-Caucasian language of Caucasian Georgia, related to Georgian, Laz, and Mingrelian.

Translations

Noun

Svan (plural Svans)

  1. A person from Svaneti, or a descendant of Svan people.

Translations

Anagrams

svan

svan

See also: Svan, Śvan, and Śvàṅ

Icelandic

Noun

svan

  1. indefinite accusative singular of svanur

Swedish

svan

Etymology

From Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (swan), probably from Proto-Indo-European *swen- (to sound, resound).

Pronunciation

Noun

svan c

  1. (male or female) swan

Declension

Inflection of svan 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svan svanen svanar svanarna
Genitive svans svanens svanars svanarnas

Hypernyms

  • andfågel
  • egentlig andfågel
  • fågel
  • fågelfamilj
  • svanfågel

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • svanesång

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowing from English swan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svan/

Noun

svan (plural svans)

  1. swan

Declension

Hyponyms

  • hisvan (male swan)
  • hisvanül (male cygnet, swanling)
  • jisvan (female swan)
  • jisvanül (female cygnet, swanling)
  • svanil (small swan)
  • svanül (cygnet, swanling)

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