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
Swan & Maclaren Architects to completion. Subsequently, NLB released the firm from its contract, and called for new tenders for the construction of the new National Library building. The National Library building was eventually opened on 22 July 2005, after three years of construction. Swan & Maclaren Architects Swan & Maclaren Architects is the oldest architectural firm in Singapore. Formerly known as Swan & Maclaren and Swan & Lermit, it was the most prominent architectural firm in Singapore when Singapore was a British colony in the early 20th century. The company began in Singapore, Straits Settlements as Swan & Lermit in 1887, a civil