Meaning of cycnus | Babel Free
[ˈkyk.nʊs]Definitions
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a swan; a bird noted for its singing, and sacred to Apollo declension-2, masculine
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a poet, especially one who sings declension-2, figuratively, masculine
Examples
“Quae noua tam similis genuit tibi Leda ministros?”
1993 translation by D. R. Shackleton Bailey What new Leda bore for you servitors so like? What naked Laconian girl was caught by another swan?
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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