cygnus

cygnus

See also: Cygnus

Latin

cygnī (swans)

Alternative forms

• cycnus

Etymology

Romanized form of the Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkyɡ.nus/, [ˈkʏŋ.nʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɲus/, [ˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲus]

• Audio (Classical)

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Noun

cygnus m (genitive cygnī); second declension

1. A swan; a bird noted for its singing and sacred to Apollo.
2. (figuratively) A poet, especially one who sings.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cygnus	cygnī
Genitive	cygnī	cygnōrum
Dative	cygnō	cygnīs
Accusative	cygnum	cygnōs
Ablative	cygnō	cygnīs
Vocative	cygne	cygnī

Synonyms

• (swan): olor

Derived terms

• cycneus
• Cygnus

Descendants

• Asturian: cisne
• Catalan: cigne
• English: cygnet
• Esperanto: cigno
• Ido: cigno
• Italian: cigno

• Old French: cigne, cisne
  • French: cygne
  • Galician: cisne
  • Portuguese: cisne
  • Spanish: cisne
• Sicilian: cignu, cinnu

See also

• swan song