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Schwan
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English
Etymology
en :bor de:Schwan + 1
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Schwan is the 14545th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2049 individuals. Schwan is most common among White (95.61%) individuals.
Further reading
German
de:
de
Etymology
From de gmh swan, from de goh swan, from de gmw-pro *swan, from de gem-pro *swanaz swan, from de ine-pro *swenh₂- to sound, resound.
Compare nds Swaan, nl zwaan, en swan, sv svan.
Pronunciation
de /ʃvaːn/ [ʃʋäːn]
de De-Schwan.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aːn 1
Noun
m,s:es,^e:en[archaic] ^chen,^lein ^in
swan
de constellation the constellation Cygnus
Usage notes
The normal plural is de Schwäne; the form Schwanen is archaic.
Declension
m,s:es,^e:en[archaic]
Hyponyms
de Coscorobaschwan Höckerschwan Koskorobaschwan Pfeifschwan Schwanenjunges Jungschwan Schwanenküken Schwanenmännchen Schwanenweibchen Schwänin Schwarzer Schwan Schwarzhalsschwan Schwarzschwan Singschwan Trauerschwan Trompeterschwan Zwergschwan
Derived terms
de mein lieber Schwan Schwanenart Schwanenblume Schwanenblumengewächse Schwanenbraten Schwanendaunen Schwanenfamilie Schwanenfeder Schwanenfederkissen Schwanengans Schwanengattung Schwanengesang Schwanengruppe Schwanenhals Schwanenhals-Agave Schwanenhals-Bandzahnmoos Schwanenhals-Sternmoos Schwanenhalsdeformation Schwanenhalsdeformität Schwanenhalslampe Schwanenhalsmikrofon Schwanenhalsmikrophon Schwaneninseln-Ferkelratte Schwanenjunges Schwanenjungfrau Schwanenmädchen Schwanenmuschel Schwanennebel Schwanenpaar Schwanenpärchen Schwanenteich Schwanenweibchen Schwänin sterbender Schwan
Descendants
dsb šwon 1
lb Schwan 1
See also
de schwanen
Further reading
de Swans
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
lb Schwunn archaic
Etymology
Alteration of the inherited lb Schwunn after lb de Schwan, both from lb gmh - and lb goh swan, from lb gmw-pro *swan, from lb gem-pro *swanaz, from lb ine-pro *swenh₂- to sound, resound. Cognate with nl zwaan, en swan.
Pronunciation
lb /ʃwaːn/
Noun
m
swan
lb Swans