eend

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iːnd/ === Noun === eend (plural eends) (obsolete) Pronunciation spelling of end. == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch eend, from Middle Dutch ent, eent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪə̯nt/ === Noun === eend (plural eende, diminutive eendjie) duck == Dutch == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eːnt/, (Northern Dutch) [ei̯nt], (Southern Dutch) [eːnt] Hyphenation: eend Rhymes: -eːnt === Noun === eend f (plural eenden, diminutive eendje n) 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 (informal) A Citroën 2CV car. Synonym: lelijke eend ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== anas unox ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: eend Jersey Dutch: êntśe (from the diminutive) === Anagrams === Deen == Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German aned, from Old Saxon anud. === Noun === eend f (plural eenda) (Brazilian Pomerian) duck ==== See also ==== aabel == Middle English == === Noun === eend (Late Middle English) alternative form of ende (“end”)