cycne

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkyk.nɛ]
(Classical Latin, poetic) IPA^(key): [ˈky.knɛ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃik.ne]

Noun

cycne

vocative singular of cycnus

Middle French

Etymology

Latin cycnus.

Noun

cycne m (plural cycnes)

swan
- 1579, Pierre Le Loyer, La Néphélococugie:
  « Tel doux chant les Cycnes chantent. »
  “Such a mild chant sing the swans.”