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Ente
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ente enté énte -ente
German
Etymology
de gem-pro ine-pro 1
From de gmh ente, confluence of (1.) the plural and oblique singular of gmh ant and (2.) the de goh - variant goh enita, both from older goh anut, from de gmw-pro *anad. Cognate with nl eend.
The sense “canard” (mid-19th c.) is a de fr canard 1, but also ties in with the expression de blaue Enten (“lies, humbug”, literally “blue ducks”, since 15th c.).
The sense “Citroën 2CV” is shared with nl eend. de
Pronunciation
de /ˈɛntə/ [ˈʔɛn.tʰə]
de De-Ente.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɛntə 2
de En te
Noun
f chen,lein
duck aquatic bird of the family Anatidae
de especially mallard; the most common duck species in the area, thought of as the typical duck
de automotive informal Citroën 2CV an economy car produced by the French company Citroën
de medicine bedpan bedpan for holding urine
de journalism canard false or misleading report
de Falschmeldung Zeitungsente
de einer Ente aufsitzen
de Thomas Abeltshauser Balzac-Verfilmung „Verlorene Illusionen“: Als Fake News noch Enten waren Die Tageszeitung: taz 2022-12-22 https://taz.de/!5900907/ 0931-9085 Fake News etwa, die hier noch klassisch „Enten“ heißen, auch dafür gibt es eine Erklärung.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Entlein Entenküken Enterich Entenhausen Ententeich Entenleber Entenkeule Entenbrust Entenbraten Eiderente Holzente Gummiente Plastikente Quietscheente Schnatterente Stockente Tigerente Krickente Wasserente Wildente Ententanz
See also
de Erpel
Further reading
de
de Ducks Newspapers
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
hrx noun form
hrx Ent