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cygneous

/ˈsɪɡniːəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cyg-neous
IPA
/ˈsɪɡniːəs/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

curved like the neck of a swan

Etymology

from Latin cycnēus, from Ancient Greek κύκνειος (kúkneios).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cycnēus, κύκνειος

Inflected Forms

more cygneous (comparative) most cygneous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce cygneous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪɡniːəs/.
What does cygneous mean?
curved like the neck of a swan
Where does cygneous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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