eider

See also Eider

English

eiders

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Etymology

From Icelandic æðar, genitive of æðr, probably reaching English via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaɪdə/

Noun

eider (plural eiders)

1. Any of the species of the genera Polysticta or Somateria, in the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies).

Derived terms

• eiderdown
• common eider, Somateria mollissima
• king eider, Somateria spectabilis
• spectacled eider, Somateria fischeri
• Steller's eider, Polysticta stelleri

Translations

duck of genus Somateria

• Bulgarian: гага (bg) (gága) f
• Danish: edderfugl (da) c
• Dutch: eidereend (nl)
• Faroese: æða (fo) f
• Finnish: haahka (fi)
• French: eider (fr) m
• German: Eiderente (de) f
• Greek: σωματερία (el) (somatería) f
• Icelandic: æður (is), æðarfugl (is)
• Inari Sami: havdâ, havđâ
• Irish: éadar (ga) m
• Lule Sami: ávdda

• Northern Sami: hávda
• Norwegian: ær (no) f or m, ærfugl (no) m
• Polish: edredon (pl) m
• Portuguese: êider (pt) m
• Romanian: eider (ro) m
• Russian: гага (ru) (gága) f
• Skolt Sami: audd
• Spanish: eider (es) m
• Swedish: ejder (sv) c
• Turkish: pufla (tr)
• Ukrainian: гага (uk) (háha) f