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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
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