cygnet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/
Etymology
From Middle English cignet, signet, from Anglo-Norman cignet, diminutive of Old French cigne (“swan”), from Latin cygnus, cycnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).
Meanings
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The young of a swan.
I am the cygnet to this pale faint swan, Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death, And from the organ-pipe of frailty sings His soul and body to their lasting rest.
1623, William Shakespeare, King John:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cygnets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
dendrocygnid · cygnine · cygnicide
Synonyms
Translations (38)
de Schwanenjunges (young of a swan) · cmn 小天鵝 /小天鹅 (young of a swan) · da svaneunge (young of a swan) · pl łabędziątko (young of a swan) · be лебедзянё (young of a swan) · vo svan yunik (young of a swan) · de Schwanenküken (young of a swan) · vo jisvanül (young of a swan) · vo hisvanül (young of a swan) · ru лебедёнок (young of a swan) · fr petit du cygne (young of a swan) · uk лебедя́тко (young of a swan) · vo jisvan yunik (young of a swan) · de Jungschwan (young of a swan) · uk лебедя́ (young of a swan) · la pullus cycneus (young of a swan) · de Schwanenbaby (young of a swan) · fr cygneau (young of a swan) · cmn 幼天鵝 /幼天鹅 (young of a swan) · es pollo (de cisne) (young of a swan) · de junger Schwan (young of a swan) · pt filhote de cisne (young of a swan) · nb svaneunge (young of a swan) · nn svaneunge (young of a swan) · de Schwänlein (young of a swan) · vo hisvan yunik (young of a swan) · be лебедзяня́ (young of a swan) · vo svanül (young of a swan) · ro pui de lebădă (young of a swan) · de Schwänchen (young of a swan) · el κυκνίσκος (young of a swan) · fr jeune cygne (young of a swan) · nl zwanenjong (young of a swan) · pl łabędzię (young of a swan) · de Schwanenkind (young of a swan) · eo cignido (young of a swan) · fi joutsenenpoikanen (young of a swan) · lt gulbiukas (young of a swan)