svanur
Appearance
See also: Svanur
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse svanr, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]svanur m (genitive singular svans, plural svanir)
- A swan (any bird in the genus Cygnus).
- A whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus.
Declension
[edit]m15 | singular | plural | ||
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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
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[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse svanr (“swan”), from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]svanur m (genitive singular svans, nominative plural svanir)
- whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
- Synonym: álft
Declension
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- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɛaːnʊɹ
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɛaːnʊɹ/2 syllables
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- fo:Birds
- fo:Swans
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːnʏr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːnʏr/2 syllables
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- is:Swans