Ente

See also: ente, enté, énte, and -ente

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ente alongside ant, from Old High German enita alongside anut, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t-. Compare Dutch eend.

The sense “canard” is a calque of French canard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛntə/

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• Hyphenation: En‧te

Noun

Ente f (genitive Ente, plural Enten, diminutive Entchen n or Entlein n)

1. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
2. (typically) mallard; by far the most common duck species in the area, thought of as the duck per se
3. (informal nickname) Citroën 2CV
4. (medicine) urinal (vessel for holding urine)
5. (journalism) canard (false or misleading report)

Declension

Declension of Ente

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ente	die	Enten
genitive	einer	der	Ente	der	Enten
dative	einer	der	Ente	den	Enten
accusative	eine	die	Ente	die	Enten

Synonyms

• (canard): Falschmeldung; Zeitungsente

Derived terms

• Eiderente
• Entenbraten
• Entenbrust
• Entenhausen
• Entenkeule
• Entenküken
• Entenleber
• Ententeich
• Enterich
• Entlein
• Gummiente
• Holzente
• Krickente
• Plastikente
• Quietscheente
• Stockente
• Tigerente
• Wasserente
• Wildente

 

See also

• Erpel

Further reading

• “Ente” in Duden online