ànec

Catalan

Alternative forms

ànet

Etymology

Alteration of the older Catalan form ànet, from Latin anătem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t- (“duck”). Probably through plural “ànecs”, pronounced as “ànets” in many dialects.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈa.nək]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈa.nek]
Audio (Valencian) (file)

Noun

ànec m (plural ànecs, feminine ànega)

duck (aquatic bird)

Derived terms

Related terms

“ànec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“ànec”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“ànec” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“ànec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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