| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈzʋalyʋ/ |
| Hyphenation | zwa·luw |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | zwaluwen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| zwaluwtje | zwaluwtjes |
| Catalan | oreneta |
|---|---|
| Czech | vlaštovka |
| Danish | svale |
| English | swallow |
| English (Old English) | swealwe |
| Esperanto | hirundo |
| Faeroese | svala |
| Finnish | pääskynen; pääsky |
| French | aronde; hirondelle |
| German | Schwalbe |
| Greek | χελιδόνι |
| Italian | rondine |
| Latin | hirundo |
| Norwegian | svale |
| Papiamento | souchi |
| Portuguese | andorinha |
| Saterland Frisian | Swoalke |
| Spanish | golondrina |
| Swedish | svala |
| Thai | นกนากเอ่น |
| Turkish | kırlangıç |
| Welsh | gwennol |
| West Frisian | swel |