gander

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

Noun

1. A male goose.
2. A fool, simpleton.
3. (informal) A glance, look.
4. (US) A man living apart from his wife.

Verb

to ramble, wander

Sinonimai

swan

🦢

fool

drake

cob

coot

dimwit

dolt

dope

duffer

glance

glimpse

goof

goon

goose

🪿

gudgeon

ignoramus

imbecile

jackass

jaunt

knock about

look

lummox

moron

mutt

nincompoop

noodle

oaf

pillock

ramble

roam

rove

simp

simpleton

slob

stupid

sucker

tomfool

tramp

wander

zany

male goose

booby

gomeral

brant

chump

Vertimai

jars

Gänserich

ganso

ganzerik

gander

ganso

🪿

Ganter

Ganser

mannetjesgans

blik

uil

🦉

βλάκας

kijkje

αρσενική χήνα

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈɡæn.də(ɹ)/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: gandre

Paveldėta iš senoji anglų: gandra

Sutampa su olandų: gander

Sutampa su Žemutinės Vokietijos: Gander

Sutampa su vokiečių: Gandert

Sutampa su vokiečių: Ganter

Sutampa su norvegų: gasse

Sutampa su islandų: gassi

Sutampa su lietuvių: gañdras

In summary

From Middle English gandre, from Old English gandra, ganra (“gander”), from Proto-West Germanic *ganʀō, from Proto-Germanic *ganzô (“gander”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (“goose”). The meaning "a look" is derived from the image of craning one's neck like a goose.
Cognates
Cognate with Dutch gander (“gander”), Low German Gander, Ganner (“gander”), dialectal German Gandert (“gander”), German Ganter (“gander”), Norwegian gasse (“gander”), Icelandic gassi (“gander”). Compare also Lithuanian gañdras (“stork”). Related to goose, gannet.