zwaan
See also: Zwaan
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
zwaan m (plural zwanen, diminutive zwaantje n)
Derived terms edit
- swan species
- coscorobazwaan
- fluitzwaan
- kleine zwaan
- knobbelzwaan
- trompetzwaan
- wilde zwaan
- zwarte zwaan
- zwarthalszwaan
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- zwanen on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl