eend

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch eend, from Middle Dutch ent, eent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪə̯nt/
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Noun

eend (plural eende, diminutive eendjie)

  1. duck

Dutch

Een vrouwelijke wilde eend (Anas platyrhynchos) met kuikentjes.
Een mannelijke krooneend (Netta rufina) in vlucht.
Een Citroën 2CV ofwel eend.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ent, eent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-West Germanic *anad, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts. Cognate with German Ente.

The sense “Citroën 2CV” is shared with German Ente. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːnt/, (Northern Dutch) , (Southern Dutch)
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  • Hyphenation: eend
  • Rhymes: -eːnt

Noun

eend f (plural eenden, diminutive eendje n)

  1. A duck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding the subfamily Anserinae; in non-scientific usage the term may be reserved for only the smaller (not goose-like) members of the Anatidae or reserved for females only.
    Synonyms: doks, drijfsijs
    Coordinate term: woerd
  2. (informal) A Citroën 2CV car.
    Synonym: lelijke eend

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: eend
  • Jersey Dutch: êntśe (from the diminutive)

Anagrams

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German aned, from Old Saxon anud.

Noun

eend f (plural eenda)

  1. (Brazilian Pomerian) duck

See also

Middle English

Noun

eend

  1. alternative form of ende (end)