Aant

See also: AANT and aan't

German Low German

Alternative forms

Eunt
Oont
(East Pomeranian) eend
aand, and (New Saxon Spelling)

Etymology

From Middle Low German ānt, ānet, from Old Saxon anad, anud, from Proto-West Germanic *anad, from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts (“duck”). Cognate with German Ente (“duck”), Dutch eend, English ennet, annet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːnt/, /ɔːnt/

Noun

Aant f (plural Aanten)

duck

Synonyms

Aantvagel / Oontvogel

Antonyms

Arpel
Draak
Wädik
Woort

Derived terms

Derived terms

Aantenflott
Aantensnack
Aantvagel
Pekingaant

See also

quaken
snatern
Plautdietsch: Ent (plural Ente/Enten)

References

Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

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