smient
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The ending -ent is generally considered to be identical to eend (“duck”); the origin of smi- is however uncertain. Some link it to Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“small”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
smient f (plural smienten, diminutive smientje n)
- The Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
- Synonym: fluiteend
- A wigeon, any bird of three species in the genus Mareca
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Further reading[edit]
- smient on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
- Mareca on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl