OprindelseA mix of the inherited Old Danish swan, from Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”); and the borrowed Middle Low German swane, from Old Saxon swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan. Cognates include German Schwan, Dutch zwaan and West Frisian swan.
- common-gender, feminine, masculineswan
Formersvanen(definite, singular) · svaner(indefinite, plural) · svane(indefinite, nominative, singular) · svanen(definite, nominative, singular) · svaner(indefinite, nominative, plural) · svanerne(definite, nominative, plural) · svanes(genitive, indefinite, singular) · svanens(definite, genitive, singular) · svaners(genitive, indefinite, plural) · svanernes(definite, genitive, plural)