Ente
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German ente alongside ant, from Old High German enita alongside anut, from Proto-West Germanic *anad. Compare Dutch eend.
The sense “canard” is a calque of French canard.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Ente f (genitive Ente, plural Enten, diminutive Entchen n or Entlein n)
- duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
- (typically) mallard; by far the most common duck species in the area, thought of as the duck per se
- (informal nickname) Citroën 2CV
- (medicine) urinal (vessel for holding urine)
- (journalism) canard (false or misleading report)
- Synonyms: Falschmeldung, Zeitungsente
Declension[edit]
Declension of Ente [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Ente” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ente” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Ente” in Duden online
Ente on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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