zwaan
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See also: Zwaan
Etymology
From Middle Dutch swane, from Old Dutch *swano, from Proto-Germanic *swanô. Existed next to Middle Dutch swan, from Old Dutch *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz.
Cognate with Low German Swaan, West Frisian swan, German Schwan, English swan, Swedish svan.
Pronunciation
Noun
zwaan m (plural zwanen, diminutive zwaantje n)
Derived terms
- zwaangans
- zwaanridder
- zwaantje
- zwanenbloem
- zwanendrift
- zwanenmossel
- zwanenei
- zwanenhals
- zwanenzang
- swan species
Descendants
Further reading
zwanen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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