ennet
English
Etymology
From Middle English ende, enede, from Old English ened, æned (“drake, duck”), from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”). Cognate with Dutch eend (“duck”), German Ente (“duck”), Norwegian and Swedish and (“duck, mallard”), Icelandic önd (“duck”), Latin anas (“duck, drake”), Lithuanian antis (“duck, mallard”), Russian у́тка (útka, “duck”), Sanskrit आति (ātí, “aquatic bird”).
Noun
ennet (plural ennets)
- (now chiefly dialectal) Duck; drake.
- (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) The common eider (Somateria mollissima).
- (now chiefly dialectal) The kittiwake.
Derived terms
- stock annet
Related terms
Chuukese
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