svan

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See also: Svan, Śvan, and Śvàṅ

Icelandic

Noun

svan

  1. indefinite accusative singular of svanur

Old Norse

Noun

svan

  1. accusative singular of svanr

Swedish

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en svan (knölsvan)

Etymology

From Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svɑːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

svan c

  1. (male or female) swan

Declension

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

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References

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from English swan.

Pronunciation

Noun

svan (nominative plural svans)

  1. swan

Declension

declension of svan
singular plural
nominative svan svans
genitive svana svanas
dative svane svanes
accusative svani svanis
vocative 1 o svan! o svans!
predicative 2 svanu svanus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Hyponyms

See also

Wikious
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