Meaning

1 senses
  1. The young of a swan.

    Schwanenjunges, Schwanenküken, Schwanenbaby

    лебедёнокlebedjónok

    лебедя́lebedjá, лебедя́ткоlebedjátko

    a young swan

Examples

2 sentences
  1. These cygnets are cute.

    Ці молоді лебеді гарні. — deniko

  2. Swans fiercely guard their cygnets.

Translations

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Origin

From Middle English cignet, signet, from Anglo-Norman cignet, diminutive of Old French cig

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”).

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Forms

plural: cygnets
Singularcygnet
Pluralcygnets

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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