eider

Signification (Anglais)

Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).

Concepts

eider

eider à duvet

somateria

eiders

Synonymes

eider duck

common eider

coot

shoveler

widgeon

wigeon

eider-down

old bag

beldam

European eider

beldame

Traductions

eidereend

Eiderente

eider

èider

edredone

Somateria

pufla

σωματερία

pufla kuşu

είδος πάπιας

edredone comune

Somateria mollissima

êider

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈaɪdə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.