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cygnet

noun
/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”).

  1. derived from κύκνος
  2. derived from cygnus
  3. derived from cigne
  4. derived from cignet
  5. inherited from cignet

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. A village in Ohio, United States.

  3. A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cygnet. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA