Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cygnet

/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: cygnet
IPA: /ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The young of a swan.

name

A village in Ohio, United States.

name

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

Example Sentences

"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."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cignet, cigne, cygnus, κύκνος

Inflected Forms

cygnets (plural)

Phrases

Cygnet Island

Frequently Paired Words

cygnicide cygnine dendrocygnid

Synonyms

swanling

Homonyms

signet

Questions

How do you pronounce cygnet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/.
What does cygnet mean?: The young of a swan.
Where does cygnet come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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