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/, [ˈkʏŋnʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲus/, [ˈt͡ʃiɲːus]

Noun

cygnus m (genitive cygnī); second declension

Alternative form of cycnus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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

Derived terms

Cygnus

Descendants

→ Catalan: cigne
→ Ido: cigno
→ Esperanto: cigno
Friulian: cign
Old Italian: cécino, cécero
→ Italian: cigno
>? Old Occitan: cinhe, cisne
Piedmontese: cign
Sardinian: chíghinu
→ Sicilian: cignu, cinnu
Venetian: siézano
Old French: cisne, cinne, cigne, cine
- → Asturian: cisne
- → English: cygnet
- → Galician: cisne
- → Portuguese: cisne
- → Spanish: cisne
  - → Sardinian: sísini, císini
→ French: cygne (semi-learned)

See also

swan song

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