eend

From Dutch eend, from Middle Dutch ent, eent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t-.

• IPA^(key): /ɪə̯nt/

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eend (plural eende, diminutive eendjie)

1. duck

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. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /eːnt/, (Northern Dutch) [ei̯nt], (Southern Dutch) [eːnt]

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• Hyphenation: eend
• Rhymes: -eːnt

eend f (plural eenden, diminutive eendje n)

1. 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.

   Synonyms: doks, drijfsijs

   Coordinate term: woerd

2. (informal) A Citroën 2CV car.

   Synonym: lelijke eend

• anas unox

• Afrikaans: eend
• Jersey Dutch: êntśe (from the diminutive)

• Deen

From Middle Low German aned, from Old Saxon anud.

eend f (plural eenda)

1. (Brazilian Pomerian) duck

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eend

1. Alternative form of ende (“end”)