eider

== English == === Etymology === From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaɪdə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaɪdɚ/ Rhymes: -aɪdə(ɹ) === Noun === eider (plural eiders) Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies). Synonym: eiderduck ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === eider on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “eider”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Polysticta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Somateria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Polysticta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Category:Somateria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === redie == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Icelandic æðr or German Eider, the latter also derives from Icelandic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯.dər/ Hyphenation: ei‧der Rhymes: -ɛi̯dər === Noun === eider m (plural eiders, diminutive eidertje n) a type of seaduck; an eider Synonym: eidereend ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Ultimately from Old Norse æðr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ.dɛʁ/ ~ /e.dɛʁ/ === Noun === eider m (plural eiders) eider === Further reading === “eider”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French eider, from Icelandic æður. Ultimately from Old Norse æðr. === Noun === eider m (plural eideri) eider ==== Declension ==== ==== Paronyms ==== Eider ==== See also ==== anatide călifar rață rață leșească === References === “eider”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Old Norse æðr. === Noun === eider m (plural eideres) eider