gannet

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

sula

sula bassana

sinonimi

booby

goose

🪿

pelican

solan

shak

solan goose

solant goose

Traduzioni

alcatraz

fou

fou de Bassan

Tölpel

jan-van-gent

alcatraz

Basstölpel

σούλα

pelicano

atobá

الأطيش

sumsuk kuşu

mascarell

fou de bassan

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɡænɪt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: ganet

Ereditato da inglese antico: ganot

Affine olandese: gent

Affine Middle Low German: gante

Affine tedesco: 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”.