Feminine
eend
Meaning
- (feminine) A duck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding the subfamily Anserinae; in non-scientific usage the term may be reserved for only the smaller (not goose-like) members of the Anatidae or reserved for females only.
- (feminine, informal) A Citroën 2CV car.
Concepts
Synonyms
kloris
schaapskop
kalfskop
weetniet
bal gehakt
nitwit
sufkont
druiloor
jojo
zultkop
Translations
Ente
canard
pato
pato
anatra
ördek
ànec
πάπια
anas
بطة
ritFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eːnt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch ent, eent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-West Germanic *anad, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts. Cognate with German Ente. The sense “Citroën 2CV” is shared with German Ente.
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