smient
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
The ending -ent is generally considered to be identical to eend (“duck”); the origin of smi- is however uncertain. Some link it to Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“small”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
smient f (plural smienten, diminutive smientje n)
- The Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
- Synonym: fluiteend
- A wigeon, any bird of three species in the genus Mareca
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- smient on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
- Mareca on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl