Gründelente

German

Etymology

From gründeln (“(of water fowl) to feed with the head under water”) +‎ Ente (“duck”). Compare Dutch grondeleend.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁʏndl̩ˌʔɛntə/
  • Hyphenation: Grün‧del‧en‧te

Noun

Gründelente f (genitive Gründelente, plural Gründelenten)

  1. dabbling duck (a duck that feeds by dabbling, duck in the subfamily Anatinae)
    Synonym: Schwimmente

Declension
Declension of Gründelente [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gründelente die Gründelenten
genitive einer der Gründelente der Gründelenten
dative einer der Gründelente den Gründelenten
accusative eine die Gründelente die Gründelenten

Coordinate terms
  • Tauchente
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