Ganter

== German == === Alternative forms === Ganser (southern, chiefly Austria) === Etymology === From Low German Ganter, from a merger of Middle Low German gante and ganre, respectively from Proto-Germanic *ganutô and *ganzô. The former is cognate with Middle High German ganze (whence the southern Ganser), Dutch gent, English gannet. The latter is cognate with English gander. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡantɐ/ Hyphenation: Gan‧ter === Noun === Ganter m (strong, genitive Ganters, plural Ganter) gander (male goose) Synonym: Gänserich ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Ganter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Ganter” in Duden online == Low German == === Alternative forms === Ganner (Low Prussian) Gent, Gander === Etymology === From a merger of Middle Low German gante and ganre, respectively from Proto-Germanic *ganutô and *ganzô. === Noun === Ganter m (plural Ganters) (German Low German) gander, male goose === See also === Vagel Warveldeerten (Vertebrata) Plautdietsch: Gaunta (Gaunter) === References === Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)