svanur

See also: Svanur

Faroese
svanur

Etymology

From Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swen- (“to sound, resound”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsvɛaːnʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːnʊɹ

Noun

svanur m (genitive singular svans, plural svanir)

  1. A swan (any bird in the genus Cygnus).
  2. A whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.

Declension
m15 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svanur svanurin svanir svanirnir
Accusative svan svanin svanir svanirnar
Dative svani svaninum svanum svanunum
Genitive svans svansins svana svananna

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • knópsvanur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svanr (“a swan”), from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swen- (“to sound, resound”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsvaːnʏr/
    Rhymes: -aːnʏr

Noun

svanur m (genitive singular svans, nominative plural svanir)

  1. whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Declension
declension of svanur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svanur svanurinn svanir svanirnir
accusative svan svaninn svani svanina
dative svani svaninum svönum svönunum
genitive svans svansins svana svananna

Synonyms
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