ànec
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Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Alteration of the older Catalan form ànet, from Latin anătem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t- (“duck”). Probably through plural “ànecs”, pronounced as “ànets” in many dialects.
Pronunciation
Noun
ànec m (plural ànecs, feminine ànega)
- duck (aquatic bird)
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Further reading
- “ànec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ànec”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “ànec” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ànec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.