cignet
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cikil — cignet, cikil obs. ff. cygnet, cycle … Useful english dictionary
cygnet — noun Etymology: Middle English sygnett, from Anglo French cignet, from cigne swan, from Latin cycnus, cygnus, from Greek kyknos Date: 15th century a young swan … New Collegiate Dictionary
cygnet — [15] A cygnet is literally a ‘small swan’. The late Old French term for ‘swan’ was cigne, and this was modified with the diminutive suffix et, probably in Anglo Norman, to produce *cignet, the source of the English word. Cigne, precursor of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
cygnet — [ sɪgnɪt] noun a young swan. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. cignet, dimin. of OFr. cigne swan , based on L. cycnus, from Gk kuknos … English new terms dictionary
cygnet — [15] A cygnet is literally a ‘small swan’. The late Old French term for ‘swan’ was cigne, and this was modified with the diminutive suffix et, probably in Anglo Norman, to produce *cignet, the source of the English word. Cigne, precursor of… … Word origins
cygnet — [sig′net, sig′nit] n. [ME cignet, dim. < Fr cygne, swan < VL cicinus < L cycnus < Gr kyknos, swan, prob. echoic (as in Russ kyki, swan s cry)] a young swan … English World dictionary
cygnet — n. a young swan. Etymology: ME f. AF cignet dimin. of OF cigne swan f. med.L cycnus f. Gk kuknos … Useful english dictionary
