svane
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Middle Low German swane, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). Alternatively from Old Norse svanr, from the same Germanic source.
Noun edit
svane c (singular definite svanen, plural indefinite svaner)
- (male or female) swan
Inflection edit
Declension of svane
Hyponyms edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
svane f or m (definite singular svana or svanen, indefinite plural svaner, definite plural svanene)
- a swan (large waterbird)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “svane” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse svanr. Akin to English swan.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
svane f (definite singular svana, indefinite plural svaner, definite plural svanene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “svane” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian edit
Verb edit
svane