Translingual

Cygnus cygnus

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Aves - class; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Anserinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cygnus cygnus - type species; for other species see Cygnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Cygnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for species.

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.

Synonyms

• (constellation): Northern Cross
• (mythology): Cycnus

Derived terms

• Cygni

Related terms

• cygnet
• cygnine
• cygneous

Translations

Anagrams

• scungy

Spanish

Proper noun

Cygnus ?

1. (astronomy) Cygnus (constellation)

Latin

cygnī (swans)

Alternative forms

• cycnus

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.

Inflection

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (swan): olor

Derived terms

• cycneus
• Cygnus
• cygnet

Descendants

See also

• swan song