Gründelente
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German
Etymology
From gründeln (“(of water fowl) to feed with the head under water”) + Ente (“duck”). Compare Dutch grondeleend.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gründelente f (genitive Gründelente, plural Gründelenten)
- dabbling duck (a duck that feeds by dabbling, duck in the subfamily Anatinae)
- Synonym: Schwimmente
Declension
Declension of Gründelente
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Gründelente | die | Gründelenten |
| genitive | einer | der | Gründelente | der | Gründelenten |
| dative | einer | der | Gründelente | den | Gründelenten |
| accusative | eine | die | Gründelente | die | Gründelenten |