Cygnus

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/ˈsɪɡnəs/

proper noun

A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.

Similar
Northern CrossCycnus
OriginLatin cygnus ← Ancient Greek κύκνος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyA summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.

    Synonyms: Northern Cross

  2. Greekhuman sciencesA king of the Ligurians and relative of Phaeton who was transformed into a swan and placed in the sky as a constellation.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.

Similar
Northern Cross
Similar
Cycnus
Also see
northern cross

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύκνος“swan”
  2. Latincygnus“swan”
  3. EnglishCygnus

Borrowed from Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Swaan
  • Swaanconstellation
Ancient Greek Κύκνος
  • Κύκνος (Kúknos)constellation
Arabic الدَّجَاجَة
  • الدَّجَاجَة (ad-dajāja)constellation
Bulgarian Лебед
  • Лебед (Lebed)constellation
Catalan Cigne
  • Cigneconstellation
Chinese Cantonese 天鵝座 /天鹅座
  • 天鵝座 /天鹅座 (tin¹ ngo⁴ zo⁶)constellation
Chinese Mandarin 天鵝座 /天鹅座
  • 天鵝座 /天鹅座 (Tiān'ézuò)constellation
Czech Labuť
  • Labuťconstellation
Danish Svanen
  • Svanenconstellation
Dutch Zwaan
  • Zwaanconstellation
Esperanto Cigno
  • Cignoconstellation
Estonian Luik
  • Luikconstellation
Finnish Joutsen
  • Joutsenconstellation
French Cygne
  • Cygneconstellation
German Schwan
  • Schwanconstellation
Greek Κύκνος
  • Κύκνος (Kýknos)constellation
Hebrew בַּרְבּוּר
  • בַּרְבּוּר (barbúr)constellation
Hindi हंस
  • हंस (hans)constellation
Hungarian Hattyú
  • Hattyúconstellation
Irish an Eala, Cros an Tuaiscirt
  • an Ealaconstellation
  • Cros an Tuaiscirtconstellation
Italian Cigno
  • Cignoconstellation
Japanese 白鳥座, はくちょう座
  • 白鳥座 (Hakuchōza)constellation
  • はくちょう座 (Hakuchōza)constellation
Korean 백조(白鳥)자리
  • 백조(白鳥)자리 (Baekjojari)constellation
Latin Cygnus
  • Cygnusconstellation
Latvian Gulbis
  • Gulbisconstellation
Lithuanian Gulbė
  • Gulbėconstellation
Malay Cygnus
  • Cygnusconstellation
Māori Maratea
  • Marateaconstellation
Norwegian Bokmål Svanen
  • Svanenconstellation
Persian ماکیان
  • ماکیان (mâkiyân)constellation
Polish Łabędź
  • Łabędźconstellation
Portuguese Cisne
  • Cisneconstellation
Romanian Lebădă
  • Lebădăconstellation
Russian Ле́бедь
  • Ле́бедь (Lébedʹ)constellation
Slovak Labuť
  • Labuťconstellation
Spanish Cygnus
  • Cygnusconstellation
Swahili Dajaja
  • Dajajaconstellation
Swedish Svanen
  • Svanenconstellation
Tagalog Gansa, Hilagang Paripa
  • Gansaconstellation
  • Hilagang Paripaconstellation
Tamil சிக்னசு
  • சிக்னசு (cikṉacu)constellation
Thai กลุ่มดาวหงส์
  • กลุ่มดาวหงส์ (glùm daao hŏng)constellation
Turkish Kuğu
  • Kuğuconstellation
Ukrainian Ле́бідь
  • Ле́бідь (Lébidʹ)constellation
Urdu ہنس
  • ہنس (hans)constellation
Vietnamese Thiên Nga
  • Thiên Ngaconstellation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

scungy
Cite this entry
APA

Cygnus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cygnus

MLA

“Cygnus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cygnus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cygnus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cygnus.

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