svans

See also: Svans and svans'

Danish

Etymology

From either Middle Low German swans or German Schwanz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svans/, [svanˀs]

Noun

svans c (singular definite svansen, plural indefinite svanse)

1. (slang, derogatory) faggot, fag (gay man perceived as unmanly)
2. (slang, rare) penis
3. (rare) tail

Declension

Declension of svans

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svans	svansen	svanse	svansene
genitive	svans'	svansens	svanses	svansenes

Derived terms

• fukssvans c
• slapsvans c
• svanse (verb)
• svanshammer c

Icelandic

Noun

svans

1. indefinite genitive singular of svanur

Swedish

Etymology 1

From either Middle Low German swans or German Schwanz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svans/

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Noun

svans c

1. tail:
   1. The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.

      Hunden viftade på svansen

      The dog was wagging its tail

   2. The visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind.
   3. One who surreptitiously follows another.

Usage notes

Think a non-aquatic mammalian tail. See also stjärt, which is used for the tails of some animals.

Declension

Declension of svans

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	svans	svans
	definite	svansen	svansens
plural	indefinite	svansar	svansars
	definite	svansarna	svansarnas

Synonyms

• kometsvans (1.2)

Derived terms

• med svansen mellan benen (“with one's tail between one's legs”)
• svanskota

Related terms

• svansa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svɑːns/

Noun

svans

1. indefinite genitive singular of svan

References

• svans in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svans in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• svans in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

Volapük

Noun

svans

1. nominative plural of svan