cygne

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French cisne, cine, from Late Latin cicinus, from Latin cycnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos). The modern spelling is in imitation of the Latin variant form cygnus, and the modern pronunciation is a spelling-pronunciation based on that. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siɲ/ Homophones: cygnes, signe, signent, signes Rhymes: -iɲ === Noun === cygne m (plural cygnes) swan ==== Derived terms ==== chant du cygne cygne noir === References === === Further reading === “cygne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkyŋ.nɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiɲ.ɲe] === Noun === cygne vocative singular of cygnus