Cygnus
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.
- (Greek mythology) A king of the Ligurians and relative of Phaeton who was transformed into a swan and placed in the sky as a constellation.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cygnus (swan) derived from Ancient Greek κύκνος (swan).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κύκνος
Gloss
swan
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- 1 English
- Cygnus X-1 English
- X English
- cicinus Latin
- cygnus Latin
- olor Latin
- cigno Italian
- δένδρον Ancient Greek
- κύκνος Ancient Greek
- *ḱewk- Proto-Indo-European
- ققنوس Arabic
- cigne Old French
- cisne Old French
- cigno Esperanto
- cigne Catalan, Valencian
- ققنوس Persian
- κύκνος Greek (modern)
- կիկնոս Old Armenian
- cŷngne Norman
- cign Romansh
- cisne Asturian
- cignu Sicilian
- ܩܘܩܢܘܣ Classical Syriac