| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /zʋan/ |
| Hyphenation | zwaan |
| Plural | zwanen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| zwaantje | zwaantjes |
| Afrikaans | swaan |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cigne |
| Czech | labuť |
| Danish | svane |
| English | swan |
| English (Old English) | swan |
| Esperanto | cigno |
| Faeroese | svanur |
| Finnish | joutsen |
| French | cygne |
| German | Schwan |
| Greek | κύκνος |
| Hungarian | hattyú |
| Icelandic | svanur |
| Italian | cigno |
| Latin | cycnus; olor |
| Low German | swaan |
| Malay | angsa |
| Norwegian | svane |
| Papiamento | zwan |
| Polish | łabędź |
| Portuguese | cisne |
| Russian | лебедь |
| Saterland Frisian | Swoan; Swonne; Swoon |
| Scottish Gaelic | eala |
| Spanish | cisne |
| Swedish | svan |
| Thai | หงส์ |
| Turkish | kuğu |
| Welsh | alarch |
| West Frisian | swan |