eider
English
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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
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Noun
eider (plural eiders)
- 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
Derived terms
Translations
duck of genus Somateria
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Icelandic æðr.
Pronunciation
Noun
eider m (plural eiders, diminutive eidertje n)
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.
Pronunciation
Noun
eider m (plural eiders)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French eider, from Icelandic æður. Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.
Noun
eider m (plural eideri)
Declension
Declension of eider
Paronyms
See also
References
- eider in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Norse æðr.
Noun
eider m (plural eideres)
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