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Schwan.

swan

6 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃvaːn/[ʃʋäːn]

  1. swan

    masculine · mixed · strong

  2. the constellation Cygnus

    masculine · mixed · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German swan, from Old High German swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). Compare Low German Swaan, Dutch zwaan, English swan, Swedish svan.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.