gannet

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
2. (British, South-Africa) A voracious eater; a glutton.

Verb

To wolf down, gobble or eat (something) voraciously.

Sinonieme

booby

goose

🪿

pelican

solan

shak

solan goose

solant goose

Vertalings

alcatraz

sula

fou de Bassan

Tölpel

fou

jan-van-gent

Basstölpel

alcatraz

σούλα

pelicano

atobá

الأطيش

sumsuk kuşu

mascarell

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɡænɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: ganet

Geërf van Old English: ganot

Verwante met Nederlands: gent

Verwante met Middle Low German: gante

Verwante met Duits: Ganter

In summary

From Middle English ganet, gante, from Old English ganot, from Proto-West Germanic *ganat, *ganatō, from Proto-Germanic *ganatuz, *ganutô (“gander”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *ganzô.
Cognates
Cognate with Dutch gent, Middle Low German gante, German Ganter, Ganser, all “gander, male goose”.