Aant

See also: AANT and aan't

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Eunt
• Oont

Etymology

From Middle Low German ānt, ānet, from Old Saxon anad, anud, from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”). Cognate with German Ente (“duck”), Dutch eend, English ennet, annet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːnt/, /ɔːnt/

Noun

Aant f (plural Aanten)

1. duck

Synonyms

• Aantvagel / Oontvogel

Antonyms

• Arpel
• Draak
• Wädik
• Woort

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Aantenflott
• Aantensnack

• Aantvagel
• Pekingaant

See also

• quaken
• snatern
• Plautdietsch: Ent (plural Ente/Enten)

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

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Proper noun

1. .