Erpel

Meaning

drake (male duck)

Concepts

drake

duck

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ducks

wild duck

Erpel

anas

cairina

drakes

Synonyms

Enterich

Ente

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Cairina

Anas

Translations

pato

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canard

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woerd

pato

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canard mâle

anatra

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anatra maschio

marreco

malard

anas

anatre

cairina

maschio dell’anatra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛrpəl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German: -

In summary

From Low German and Middle Low German erpel, which is borrowed from Middle Dutch erpel (introduced by Flemish settlers in the East), probably a pet form of the Old Saxon personal name Erpo or Old High German Erpho (literally “the brown one”), from Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“brown”). The word is not part of modern standard Dutch.