gannet

(Angielski)

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.

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈɡænɪt/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: ganet

Dziedziczone z staroangielski: ganot

Pokrewny z niderlandzki: gent

Pokrewny z Middle Low German: gante

Pokrewny z niemiecki: 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”.

Koncepcje

głuptak

głuptak biały

tuman basowy

głuptak zwyczajny

Synonimy

booby

goose

🪿

pelican

solan

shak

solan goose

solant goose

Tłumaczenia

sula

alcatraz

jan-van-gent

fou de Bassan

fou

Tölpel

Basstölpel

alcatraz

σούλα

الأطيش

sumsuk kuşu

mascarell

fou de bassan

sula bassana

Morus