cisne
See also: Cisne
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin cygnus, from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).
Galician
Etymology
From Old French cisne, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cygnus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθisnɪ/
Leonese
Etymology
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Old French
Etymology
From Latin cygnus, from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).
Portuguese

cisne (Cygnus olor)
Etymology
From Old French cisne, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cygnus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsiz.ni/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsiʒ.ni/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsiz.ne/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsiʒ.n(ɨ)/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsiz.ni/, /ˈsiʒ.ni/
- Hyphenation: cis‧ne
Spanish
Etymology
From Old French cisne, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cygnus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθisne/ [ˈθiz.ne]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsisne/ [ˈsiz.ne]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -isne
- Syllabification: cis‧ne
Derived terms
- canto del cisne
- cisne de cuello negro
- cisne mudo
- cisne negro
- cisne silbador
- cisne trompetero
Further reading
- “cisne”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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