Svan

S1V4A1N1
/ˈsvɑːn/

proper noun

A South Caucasian language of Caucasian Georgia, related to Georgian, Laz, and Mingrelian.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Swan

  1. A South Caucasian language of Caucasian Georgia, related to Georgian, Laz, and Mingrelian.
nounSvan (plural Svans)

plural Svans · alternative Swan

  1. A person from Svaneti, or a descendant of Svan people.

Origin

  1. Georgianსვანი
  2. EnglishSvan

From Georgian სვანი (svani).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 斯凡語 /斯凡语
  • 斯凡語 /斯凡语language
Finnish svani
  • svanilanguage
German Svanischer, Svanische
  • Svanischerlanguage
  • Svanischelanguage
  • Svanischeslanguage
  • Svanischenlanguage
Hungarian szván, szván
  • szvánlanguage
  • szvánperson
Polish język swański, Swan
  • język swańskilanguage
  • Swanperson
  • Swankaperson
Russian сванский, сван
  • сванский (svanskij)language
  • сван (svan)person
Spanish esvano, svan
  • esvanolanguage
  • svanlanguage
Swedish svanetiska
  • svanetiskalanguage

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Cite this entry
APA

Svan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Svan

MLA

“Svan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Svan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Svan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Svan.

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