Swan if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another. The number of eggs in each clutch ranges from three to eight. The English word 'swan', akin to the German "Schwan", Dutch "zwaan" and Swedish "svan", is derived from Indo-European root "*swen" (to sound, to sing). Young swans are known as "swanlings" or as "cygnets"; the latter derives via Old French "cigne" or "cisne" (diminutive suffix -"et" "little") from the Latin word "", a variant form of "cycnus" "swan", itself from the Greek "kýknos", a word of the same meaning. An adult male is a "cob", from Middle
Anni Swan heroines in later young-adult fiction. Swan was a journalist for the children's magazines "Pääskynen" (1907–1918) and "Nuorten toveri/Sirkka" (1919–1945). She furthermore translated, among others, Brothers Grimm and the tales of Br'er Rabbit and Br'er Fox as well as the first Finnish translation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Every 3 years, since 1961, an award named after her called the "Anni Swan -mitali", has been given to a distinctive young-adult fiction of high quality, published in Finland and written in either Finnish or Swedish. Anni Swan Anni Emilia Swan (married name Anni Manninen; 4 January 1875 in Helsinki – 24 March