Noun: Schwan
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Schwan |
| Plural | Schwäne |
Definite
| Singular | der Schwan |
| Plural | die Schwäne |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Schwans; Schwanes |
| Plural | Schwäne |
Definite
| Singular | des Schwans; Schwanes |
| Plural | der Schwäne |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Schwan; Schwane |
| Plural | Schwänen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Schwan; Schwane |
| Plural | den Schwänen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Schwan |
| Plural | Schwäne |
Definite
| Singular | den Schwan |
| Plural | die Schwäne |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Schwan
Schwan,
Etymology
1. From Middle High German swan, from Old High German swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).
2. Compare Low German Swaan, Dutch zwaan, English swan, Swedish svan. See: Dutch Nouns '
zwaan', English Nouns '
swan', Swedish Nouns '
svan'.
Verbs referencing "Schwan"
English Nouns
swan, Old English Nouns
swan, Old Norse Nouns
svanr, Dutch Nouns
zwaan, Danish Nouns
svane.
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