Ganter

See also: 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/

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• Hyphenation: Gan‧ter

Noun

Ganter m (strong, genitive Ganters, plural Ganter)

1. gander (male goose)

   Synonym: Gänserich

Declension

Declension of Ganter [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ganter	die	Ganter
genitive	eines	des	Ganters	der	Ganter
dative	einem	dem	Ganter	den	Gantern
accusative	einen	den	Ganter	die	Ganter

Further reading

• “Ganter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ganter” in Duden online

German 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)

1. 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)